Profenofos toxicity to the eastern rainbow fish (Melanotaenia duboulayi)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1799-1806

  Kumar, A ^a   Chapman, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibition; Behavior; Profenofos; Rainbow fish; Residues

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROFENOFOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; MELANOTAENIA DUBOULAYI; MELANOTAENIIDAE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031819223     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620170920     Document Type: Article

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