Inhibition and recovery of cholinesterases in Odontophrynus americanus tadpoles exposed to fenitrothion

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 923-926

  Lajmanovich, Rafael C ^a   Attademo, Andres M ^a   Peltzer, Paola M ^a   Junges, Celina M ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cholinesterases; Fenitrothion; Recovery; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; FENITROTHION;

BIOASSAY; BRAIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FROG; INHIBITION; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ODONTOPHRYNUS AMERICANUS; TADPOLE;

ODONTOPHRYNUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 70350163955     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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