Biological response of earthworm, Eisenia foetida (Savigny) to an organophosphorous pesticide, profenofos

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 574-582

  Chakra Reddy, N ^a   Venkateswara Rao, J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Eisenia foetida; Filter paper test; Histopathology; LC50; Profenofos

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PROFENOFOS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MONITORING; NEMATODE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FILTER PAPER TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LC 50; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; OLIGOCHAETA; THIOPHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 50949086768     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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