Effects of biological and technical factors on brain and muscle cholinesterases in Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus: Implications for biomonitoring neurotoxic contaminations

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 309-317

  Pathiratne, A ^a   Chandrasekera, L W H U ^a   De Seram, P K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Brain; Carbofuran; Carbosulfan; Chlorpyrifos; Cholinesterase; Muscle; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CARBOFURAN; CARBOSULFAN; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE;

BIOMONITORING; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; CARBOFURAN; CHLORPYRIFOS; CICHLID; MATURATION; MUSCLE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURITY; TILAPIA; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; CARBAMATES; CARBOFURAN; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; CICHLIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MUSCLES; SEXUAL MATURATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 38349132975     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9025-1     Document Type: Article

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