In vivo and in vitro resistance to multiple anticholinesterases in Xenopus laevis tadpoles

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 205-209

  Shapira, Michael ^a   Seidman, Shlomo ^a   Livni, Nadav ^a   Soreq, Hermona ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Carbamates; Organophosphates; Transgenic expression; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBAMIC ACID; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PARAOXON;

ANIMAL CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG RESISTANCE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TADPOLE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; PARAOXON; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032420758     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00308-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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