Characterization of plasma cholinesterase from the White stork (Ciconia ciconia) and its in vitro inhibition by anticholinesterase pesticides

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-138

  Oropesa, Ana Lourdes ^a   Gravato, Carlos ^b   Sánchez, Susana ^c   Soler, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Los Hornos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase insecticides; Biomarker; Cholinesterase inhibition; Ciconia ciconia; White storks

Indexed keywords

1,5 BIS(4 ALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUMPHENYL)PENTAN 3 ONE DIBROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLTHIOCHOLINE IODIDE; BUTYRYLCHOLINE; BUTYRYLTHIOCHOLINE; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CARBARIL; CARBOFURAN; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ISO OMPA; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARAOXON; PESTICIDE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PROPIONYLTHIOCHOLINE IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CARBAMATE (ESTER); CATALYST; INHIBITION; JUVENILE; PESTICIDE; WADER;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CICONIA CICONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; JUVENILE ANIMAL; NONHUMAN;

ANTICHOLINESTERASE INSECTICIDES; BIOMARKER; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CICONIA CICONIA; WHITE STORKS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRDS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; PESTICIDES;

AVES; CICONIA CICONIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84884201778     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.07.022     Document Type: Article

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