Different sensitivities to paraoxon of brain and serum cholinesterases from Pacu, an indigenous Brazilian fish

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Cunha Bastos, V L F ^a   Rossini, A ^a   Ribeiro Pinto, L F ^a   De Lima, L M ^a   Ceccarelli, P S ^b   Coelho, M G P ^a   Cunha Bastos, J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Rodovia Prefeito Euberto Nemesio P   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; FRESH WATER; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARAOXON;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAZIL; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; INSECTICIDES; PARAOXON; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2642676065     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900583     Document Type: Article

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