Further studies of brain cholinesterase:cholinergic receptor ratios in the diagnosis of acute lethal poisoning of birds by anticholinesterase pesticides

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 216-224

  Burn, John D ^a   Leighton, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bird; Cholinesterase; Diagnosis; Muscarinic cholinergic receptor; Pesticide; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

AVES;

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENZYMOLOGY; INTOXICATION; METABOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; INSECTICIDES; POISONING; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030118414     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.2.216     Document Type: Article

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