Increased recovery of brain acetylcholinesterase activity in dichlorvos-intoxicated European eels Anguilla anguilla by bath treatment with N-acetylcysteine

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-245

  Peña Llopis, Samuel ^a   Dolores Ferrando, Ma ^b   Peña, Juan B ^a  

^a CSIC Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal IATS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AChE; Cholinesterase inhibitor; Detoxification; Glutathione metabolism; N acetyl L cysteine; Organophosphate poisoning; Organophosphorus pesticide; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0042696053     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao055237     Document Type: Article

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