λ-cyhalothrin and cypermethrin induced in vivo alterations in the activity of acetylcholinesterase in a freshwater fish, Channa punctatus (Bloch)

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-99

  Kumar, Amit ^a   Rai, Devendra K ^a   Sharma, B ^a   Pandey, Ravi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

cyhalothrin; Acetylcholinesterase; C. punctatus; Cypermethrin

Indexed keywords

CHANNA PUNCTATUS;

EID: 59649110470     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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