Exposure to the organophosphorus pesticide chlorpyrifos inhibits acetylcholinesterase activity and affects muscular integrity in Xenopus laevis larvae

Chemosphere

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1665-1671

  Colombo, Anita ^a   Orsi, Federica ^a   Bonfanti, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors; Amphibians; Chlorpyrifos; Development; Muscle

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; TISSUE;

CPF CONCENTRATIONS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

PESTICIDES;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

LARVA; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BLASTULA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LARVA; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOTOME; NONHUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MUSCLES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; TIME FACTORS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 28444494752     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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