Brain cholinesterase activities of passerine birds in forests sprayed with cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides
Symposium on Pathobiology of Environmental Pollutants: Animal Models and Wildlife as Monitors (1979 : University of Connecticut). OCLC: 5101696
By: J.G. Zinkl, Charles J. Henny, and P.J. Shea
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Abstract
Brain cholinesterase activities were determined in passerines collected from northwestern forests that had been sprayed with trichlorfon, acephate, and carbaryl at 0.56, 1.13 and 2.26 kg/ha. Trichlorfon and carbaryl inhibited cholinesterase activity slightly in only a few birds, primarily canopy dwellers. In contrast, acephate caused marked inhibition of cholinesterase activity in nearly all birds collected. The inhibition was present even 33 days after spraying. Some birds from the acephate-sprayed forests exhibited clinical signs compatible with acute acetylcholinesterase inhibition.
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Zinkl, J., Henny, C.J., Shea, P., 1979, Brain cholinesterase activities of passerine birds in forests sprayed with cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides, chap. of Animals as Monitors of Environmental Pollutants, p. 356-365.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Brain cholinesterase activities of passerine birds in forests sprayed with cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher location | Washington, DC |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | xii, 421 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Animals as Monitors of Environmental Pollutants |
| First page | 356 |
| Last page | 365 |