Toxicity of azodrin on the morphology and acetylcholinesterase activity of the earthworm Eisenia foetida

Environmental Research

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-327

  Rao, J Venkateswara ^a   Kavitha, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AChE; Azodrin; Earthworm; Eisenia foetida; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MARKER; MONOCROTOPHOS;

EARTHWORM; ECOMORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SOIL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LC 50; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; INSECTICIDES; KINETICS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MONOCROTOPHOS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OLIGOCHAETA;

EISENIA FETIDA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 4644221706     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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