Acute effects of acephate and methamidophos on acetylcholinesterase activity, endocrine system and amino acid concentrations in rats

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-89

  Spassova, Dina ^a   White, Thomas ^a   Singh, Ashok K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acephate; Acetylcholinesterase activity; Amino acids; Endocrine effects; Metabolism; Methamidophos; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE; METHAMIDOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREMOR;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALDOSTERONE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INSECTICIDES; LIVER; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TREMOR;

EID: 0034076705     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(00)00097-9     Document Type: Article

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