Biochemical factors contributing to toxicity differences among chlorpyrifos, parthion, and methyl parathion in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 333-343

  Boone, J Scott ^a,b   Chambers, Janice E ^a,b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliesterase; Chlorpyrifos; Cholinesterase; Methyl parathion; Mosquitofish; Parathion

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE; ESTERASE; PARAOXON; PARATHION; PARATHION METHYL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FISH; LIVER MICROSOME; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 0030681407     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(97)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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