Cholinesterases in neural development: New findings and toxicologic implications

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 59-64

  Brimijoin, Stephen ^a   Koenigsberger, Carol ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Anticholinesterase; Brain development; Butyrylcholinesterase; Chlorpyrifos; Cholinergic toxicity; Echothiophate; Neural cell adhesion molecules; Neurite outgrowth; Organophosphorus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER; NEURITE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SENSORY GANGLION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032941771     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107s159     Document Type: Review

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