As I mentioned, excessive amounts of two types of insecticides, organophosphates and carbamates, are the most common cause of low
blood cholinesterase levels in pets.
Not exact matches
There isn't even agreement that
blood levels of
cholinesterase should be used as a proxy for damage to the central nervous system, Portier says.
Recent human studies monitor levels of
cholinesterase in the
blood rather than overt signs of illness.
Hemolysis can falsely increase
cholinesterase levels in serum / plasma samples by releasing more of these enzymes from destroyed red
blood cells.