Biomarker responses and morphological effects in juvenile tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus following sequential exposure to the organophosphate azinphos-methyl

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 144-145, Issue , 2013, Pages 133-140

  Jordaan, Martine S ^a   Reinecke, Sophié A ^a   Reinecke, Adriaan J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine esterase inhibition; Azinphos methyl; Feeding behavior; Juvenile fish; Life cycle effects; Organophosphate pesticides

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AZINPHOS METHYL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

AZINPHOS METHYL; BIOMARKER; CICHLID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; JUVENILE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL COMMUNITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RESPONSE TIME; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ACETYLCHOLINE ESTERASE INHIBITION; AZINPHOS-METHYL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE FISH; LIFE-CYCLE EFFECTS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; AZINPHOSMETHYL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GONADS; GROWTH; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; MALE; TILAPIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84886782744     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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