Ameliorating Effects of Thyroxine and Atropine in Phosphamidon Intoxicated Chick Embryos

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-42

  Ghosh, Chaitali ^a   Medda, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE; PHOSPHAMIDON; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; KIDNEY; LIVER; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INSECTICIDES; KIDNEY; LIVER; PHOSPHAMIDON; THYROXINE;

EID: 0033088196     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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