Sublethal effects of monocrotophos on locomotor behavior and gill architecture of the mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 813-825

  Rao, J Venkateswara ^a   Begum, Ghousia ^a   Sridhar, V ^a   Ready, N Chakra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Gambusia affinis; Gill; Locomotor behavior; Monocrotophos

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYMES; MORPHOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GILLS; LOCOMOTER BEHAVIOR; MONOCROTOPHOS; MOSQUITO FISH;

FISHERIES;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; INSECTICIDE; MONOCROTOPHOS; PESTICIDE;

ICHTHYOFAUNA; LOCOMOTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; GILL; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GILLS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; LOCOMOTION; MONOCROTOPHOS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 26644437697     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230500227509     Document Type: Article

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