Bee pseudocholinesterase as an indicator of exposure to anticholinesterase insecticides

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 326-327

  Stefanidou, M ^a   Pappas, F ^b   Methenitou, G ^b   Dona, A ^a   Alevisopoulos, G ^a   Koutselinls, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Inst Biochem Toxicol/N A   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BEES; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0031794188     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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