Effects of organophosphorus, carbamate, pyrethroid and organochlorine pesticides, and a heavy metal on survival and cholinesterase activity of Chironomus riparius Meigen

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 448-455

  Ibrahim, H ^a   Kheir, R ^b   Helmi, S ^a   Lewis, J ^b   Crane, M ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CARBOFURAN; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; HEAVY METAL; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CARBOFURAN; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHLORIDES; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; EGYPT; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRINS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0031944331     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900646     Document Type: Article

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