An optimized microtiterplate assay to detect acetylcholinesterase activity in individual Chironomus riparius Meigen

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1749-1752

  Fisher, Thomas C ^a,b   Crane, Mark ^b   Callaghan, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Chironomus riparius; Insecticides; Organophosphorus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0039174174     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190707     Document Type: Article

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