Anticholinesterase effect of eserine (physostigmine) in fish and crustacean species

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-68

  Monserrat, José M ^a   Bianchini, Adalto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Crustacean; Eserine; Fish; Physostigmine; Silverside fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842596049     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132001000100009     Document Type: Article

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