In vivo and in vitro effect of an organophosphorous pesticide, monocrotophos on acetylcholinesterase activity in Wistar rats

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-238

  Ramesh, N ^a   Balakrishna Murthy, P ^a   Pillai, K S ^a  

^a Fredrick Institute of Plant Protection and Toxicology India   (India)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase; monocrotophos

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0029783438     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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