Relationship between biomarker activity and developmental endpoints in Chironomus riparius Meigen exposed to an organophosphate insecticide

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 361-369

  Crane, Mark ^a,c   Sildanchandra, Wanwisu ^a   Kheir, Rania ^a   Callaghan, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Chancel Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Biomarker; Chironomus riparius; Glutathione S transferase; Organophosphate insecticide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

BIOMARKER; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENZYME; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG LAYING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD; LARVA; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHIRONOMIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGGS; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 0036867044     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(02)00038-6     Document Type: Article

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