Behavioral changes and cholinesterase activity of rats acutely treated with propoxur

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-31

  Thiesen, Flavia Valladão ^a   Barros, Helena M T ^b   Tannhauser, Mario ^b   Tannhauser, Semíramis L ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Fund Faculdade Fed Cie Medicas P   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase agent; Behavioral toxicology; Cholinesterase; Pharmacokinetics; Propoxur

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ENZYME; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PESTICIDE; PROPOXUR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

EID: 0033005375     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.79.25     Document Type: Article

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