A microassay method for neurotoxic esterase determinations

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 110-116

  Correll, Linda ^a   Ehrich, Marion ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; DYFLOS; NEUROTOXIC ESTERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHICKEN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CHICKENS; FEMALE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ISOFLUROPHATE; MICROCHEMISTRY; RATS; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77957177530     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/16.1.110     Document Type: Article

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