Biochemical and histochemical studies on the digestive gland of Eobania vermiculata snails treated with carbamate pesticides

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 154-167

  Radwan, M A ^a   Essawy, A E ^b   Abdelmeguied, N E ^b   Hamed, S S ^b   Ahmed, A E ^b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biochemical studies; Carbamate pesticides; Eobania vermiculata; Histochemical studies; Land snails; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EOBANIA VERMICULATA; GASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 38749138840     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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