Sex and storage affect cholinesterase activity in blood plasma of Japanese quail
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
By: E. F. Hill
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Abstract
Freezing at -25?C had confounding effects on cholinesterase (ChE) activity in blood plasma from breeding female quail, but did not affect ChE activity in plasma from males. Plasma ChE activity of control females increased consistently during 28 days of storage while both carbamate- and cidrotophos-inhibited ChE decreased. Refrigeration of plasma at 4?C for 2 days had little effect of ChE activity. Plasma ChE activity was averaged about 34% higher in breeding males than in females. Extreme caution should be exercised in use of blood plasma for evaluation of anti ChE exposure in free-living birds.
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Hill, E.F., 1989, Sex and storage affect cholinesterase activity in blood plasma of Japanese quail: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, v. 25, no. 4, p. 580-585, https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.580.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Sex and storage affect cholinesterase activity in blood plasma of Japanese quail |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.580 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| First page | 580 |
| Last page | 585 |