The effect of sex on avian plasma cholinesterase enzyme activity: A potential source of variation in an avian biomarker endpoint

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-258

  Maul, Jonathan D ^a   Farris, Jerry L ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

BIOMARKER; ENZYME; NONTARGET ORGANISM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEX ROLE;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIRD; BREEDING METHOD; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOWL; GENDER; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARDINALIS; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 3242693297     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-004-3142-x     Document Type: Article

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