Target-site mutations (AChE and kdr), and PSMO activity in codling moth (Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)) populations from Spain [PDF]
, 2018 Codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) is a key pest of global importance that affects apple fruit production and whose populations have developed resistance to insecticides in many apple production areas.
Avilla Hernández, Jesús +3 more
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Biochemical parameters of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) after transport with eugenol or essential oil of Lippia alba added to the water [PDF]
, 2017 The transport of live fish is a routine practice in aquaculture and constitutes a considerable source of stress to the animals. The addition of anesthetic to the water used for fish transport can prevent or mitigate the deleterious effects of transport ...
A. G. Becker +50 more
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Acetylcholinesterase: The “Hub” for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Chemical Weapons Convention
Biomolecules, 2020 This article describes acetylcholinesterase (AChE), an enzyme involved in parasympathetic neurotransmission, its activity, and how its inhibition can be pharmacologically useful for treating dementia, caused by Alzheimer’s disease, or as a warfare ...
Samir F. de A. Cavalcante +7 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Essential oils (EOs) are often the source of insecticidal substances of high efficiency and low toxicity. From gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer, column chromatography, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra analyses, twenty terpenes were identified ...
Jiayi Liu +9 more
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, 2014 Neurotoxicity refers to the direct or indirect effect of chemicals that disrupt the nervous system of humans or animals. Numerous chemicals can produce neurotoxic diseases in humans, and many more are used as experimental tools to disturb or damage the ...
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Nootropics use in the workplace. Psychiatric and ethical aftermath towards the new frontier of bioengineering [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVE: The authors have sought to expound upon and shed a light on the rise of nootropics, which have gradually taken on a more and more relevant role in workplaces and academic settings.
Bersani, G +5 more
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Resurrection and Reactivation of Acetylcholinesterase and Butyrylcholinesterase.
Chemistry, 2019 Organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents and pesticides present significant threats to civilian and military populations. OP compounds include the nefarious G and V chemical nerve agents, but more commonly, civilians are exposed to less toxic OP pesticides ...
Andrew J Franjesevic +5 more
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Effects of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for oesophago-gastric cancer on neuro-muscular gastric function [PDF]
, 2012 Delayed gastric emptying symptoms are often reported after chemotherapy. This study aims to characterise the effects of chemotherapy on gastric neuro-muscular function.
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Organophosphorus insecticides: Toxic effects and bioanalytical tests for evaluating toxicity during degradation processes [PDF]
Hemijska Industrija, 2013 Organophosphorus insecticides have been the most applied group of insecticides for the last two decades. Their main toxic effects are related to irreversible inactivation of acetylcholinesterase (AChE).
Čolović Mirjana B. +5 more
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Acetylcholinesterase in Thrombocytes [PDF]
Nature, 1952 IT has been shown recently1 that the thrombocytes of rat blood contain a cholinesterase having properties similar to the acetylcholinesterase found in erythrocytes. The present communication gives evidence for the presence of an acetylcholinesterase in the thrombocytes of other animals.
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