Safety of azamethiphos in eel, seabass and trout

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-176

  Intorre, L ^a   Soldani, G ^a   Cognetti Varriale, A M ^a   Monni, G ^a   Meucci, V ^a   Pretti, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azamethiphos; Cholinesterase; Fish

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; [(6 CHLORO 2 OXOOXAZOLO[4,5 B]PYRIDIN 3(2H) YL)METHYL] O,O DIMETHYLPHOSPHOROTHIOATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EEL; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; EXPOSURE; HYPERACTIVITY; JUMPING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TROUT;

EID: 0344441427     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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