Factors in standardizing automated cholinesterase assays

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-196

  Wilson, Barry W ^a   Padilla, Stephanie ^b   Henderson, John D ^a   Brimijoin, Stephan ^c   Dass, Proveen D ^d   Elliot, Glenn ^e   Jaeger, Bruce ^b   Lanz, David ^f   Pearson, Renee ^g   Spies, Rachel ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Miles Inc   (United States)

^e DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^f US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

^g Department of Environmental Air Quality   (United States)

^h PharmacoLSR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBARIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STANDARDIZATION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLTHIOCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN; CARBARYL; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COLORIMETRY; DITHIONITROBENZOIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; GUIDELINES; HYDROLYSIS; INSECTICIDES; NIACIN; PILOT PROJECTS; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 15844424170     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841096161429     Document Type: Article

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