Plasma B-esterase activities in European raptors

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 184-208

  Roy, Claudie ^a   Grolleau, Gérard ^a   Chamoulaud, Serge ^a   Rivière, Jean Louis ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Biomarker; Butyrylcholinesterase; Carboxylesterase; Cholinesterase; Detoxification; European raptors; Organophosphorus insecticide

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITER NISUS; ACCIPITRIDAE; BUTEO BUTEO; CICONIIFORMES; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; FALCONIDAE; HIERAAETUS FASCIATUS; NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS; PERNIS APIVORUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 18444402783     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.1.184     Document Type: Article

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