Physiological, biochemical and histological alterations induced by administration of imidacloprid in female albino rats

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-56

  Vohra, Prerna ^a   Khera, Kuldeep Singh ^a   Sangha, Gurinder Kaur ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetyl cholinesterase; ALT; AST; Female albino rats; Histopathology; Imidacloprid

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEXAPODA; RATTUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; EATING; ENZYMOLOGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEART; LIVER; METABOLISM; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; WISTAR RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; EATING; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEART; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; LIVER; NITRO COMPOUNDS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN;

EID: 84899631951     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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