Acute toxicity of the pesticide methomyl on the topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva): Mortality and effects on four biomarkers

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-216

  Li, Huixian ^a   Jiang, Hui ^b   Gao, Xiwu ^a   Wang, Xiaojun ^a   Qu, Weigang ^b   Lin, Ronghua ^b   Chen, Jiao ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Biomarkers; Methomyl; Pseudorasbora parva

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENZYME; METHOMYL; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CYPRINIFORMES; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; INTESTINE; LD 50; LIVER; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CYPRINIDAE; ENZYMES; INTESTINES; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; METHOMYL; MORTALITY; PESTICIDES; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GOBIO; PSEUDORASBORA PARVA;

EID: 48649087994     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-007-9178-x     Document Type: Article

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