Toxic impact of organophosphorus insecticides on acetylcholinesterase activity in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-162

  Surendra Nath, B ^a   Surendra Kumar, R P ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ETHION; FENITROTHION; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FOOD INTAKE; HYDROLYSIS; LETHAL DOSE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SILKWORM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TARGET ORGAN; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344267682     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1998.1735     Document Type: Article

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