Comparison of acetylcholinesterase and glutathione S-transferase activity in Chironomus riparius meigen exposed to chemical-spiked sediments

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 603-610

  Kheir, R ^a   Ibrahim, H ^b   Lewis, J ^a   Callaghan, A ^c   Crane, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LINDANE; PERMETHRIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0035029853     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280051     Document Type: Article

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