Short-term effects of Quirlan® (chlorfenvinphos) on the behavior and acetylcholinesterase activity of Gambusia holbrooki

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-202

  Sismeiro Vivas, J ^a   Abrantes, N ^a   Pereira, J L ^a   Castro, B B ^a   Goncalves F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

AChE; Behavior; Biomarkers; Chlorfenvinphos; Gambusia holbrooki; OP Pesticides

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENZYME INHIBITION; FISH; INSECTICIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHLORFENVINPHOS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS (OP);

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CLOFENVINFOS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMARKER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; NONTARGET ORGANISM; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TELEOST; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FISH; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MOSQUITO; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHLORFENVINPHOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; INSECTICIDES; SWIMMING;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 34047168268     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20256     Document Type: Article

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