Changes in behavior and brain acetylcholinesterase activity in mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis in response to the sub-lethal exposure to chlorpyrifos

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 478-483

  Venkateswara Rao, J ^a   Begum, Ghousia ^a   Pallela, R ^a   Usman, P K ^a   Nageswara Rao, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Behavior; Bioaccumulation; Chlorpyrifos; Gambusia affinis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS; PESTICIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; HEAD; LC 50; LOCOMOTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; SWIMMING; VISCERA;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 33745691435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005030013     Document Type: Article

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