The effect of acute fenitrothion exposure on a variety of physiological indices, including avian aerobic metabolism during exercise and cold exposure

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 388-394

  Fildes, Karen ^a   Astheimer, Lee B ^a   Buttermer, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic metabolism; Cold exposure; Exercise performance; Organophosphates; Plasma cholinesterase

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; COLD EXPOSURE; EXERCISE PERFORMANCE; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; PLASMA CHOLINESTERASE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD; HEMOGLOBIN; HOUSES; INSECTICIDES; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMAS;

METABOLISM;

CHOLINESTERASE; FENITROTHION; HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; OXIC CONDITIONS; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COLD EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FINCH; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SPARROW; TOXICITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FENITROTHION; HEMOGLOBINS; PESTICIDES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SPARROWS;

AVES; COTURNIX CHINENSIS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 61349128415     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-297.1     Document Type: Article

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