Cholinesterase activity in clam Meretrix casta: Possible biomarker for organophosphate pesticide pollution

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 250-255

  Devi, K P ^a   Pandian, S K ^a   Kumar, N S S ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE; DICHLORVOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; INDIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MERETRIX CASTA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; ANIMAL; BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MERETRIX CASTA;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 18044373889     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0577-8     Document Type: Article

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