Bee head acetylcholinesterase as an indicator of exposure to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 420-422

  Stefanidou, M ^a   Koutselinis, A ^a   Pappas, F ^b   Methenitou, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Inst Biochem Toxicol/N A   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL;

ANIMALS; BEES; CARBAMATES; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; HYDROLYSIS; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PEST CONTROL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 0029989940     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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