Biochemical and histopathological effects of formulations containing Malathion and Spinosad in rats

Toxicology International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-78

  Mansour, Sameeh A ^a   Heikal, Tarek M ^a   Mossa, Abdel Tawab H ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Enzymes; histopathology; insecticides; malathion; spinosad

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INSECTICIDE; LIPID; MALATHION; SPINOSAD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DESQUAMATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY NECROSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; LD 50; LIVER CELL; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78650352336     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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