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Red blood cell acetylcholinesterase activity among healthy dwellers of an agrarian region in Sri Lanka: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Devarajan Rathish, Indika Senavirathna, Channa Jayasumana, Suneth Agampodi

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine · 2018 · 11 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

The baseline RBC-AChE activity among people of Anuradhapura is low in comparison with international reference values. This arises a need to find a causative mechanism.

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