Biphasic responses of the honeybee heart to nanomolar concentrations of amitraz

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 132-137

  Papaefthimiou, Chrisovalantis ^a   Papachristoforou, Alexandros ^a   Theophilidis, George ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amitraz; Biphasic; Excitation; Heart; Honeybee; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

ACARICIDE; AMITRAZ; INSECTICIDE; TOLUIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BEE; DRUG EFFECTS; HEART; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACARICIDES; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEES; HEART; HEART RATE; INSECTICIDES; TOLUIDINES;

EID: 84882282103     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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