Plasma B-esterase and glutathione S-transferase activity in the toad Chaunus schneideri (Amphibia, Anura) inhabiting rice agroecosystems of Argentina

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 533-539

  Attademo, Andrés Maximiliano ^a,b   Peltzer, Paola M ^a,b   Lajmanovich, Rafael C ^a,b   Cabagna, Mariana ^b   Fiorenza, Gabriela ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

B esterases; Chaunus schneideri; Gutathione S transferase; Pesticide; Rice fields

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; ESTERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PRALIDOXIME CHLORIDE;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGROCHEMICAL; BIOMARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; PADDY FIELD; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; REACTIVATION; TOAD;

AGROECOSYSTEM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME REACTIVATION; FROGS AND TOADS; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALE; ORYZA SATIVA; PESTICIDES; PRALIDOXIME COMPOUNDS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 35348849278     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-007-0154-0     Document Type: Article

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