Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity as effect criterion in acute tests with juvenile Daphnia magna

Chemosphere

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 727-738

  Guilhermino, Lúcia ^a,b   Lopes, M Celeste ^c,d   Carvalho, Arsélio P ^c   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CADMIUM; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PARAOXON; PARATHION;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 0030032490     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(95)00360-6     Document Type: Article

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