Characterization of cholinesterases in plasma of three Portuguese native bird species: application to biomonitoring.

Over the last decades the inhibition of plasma cholinesterase (ChE) activity has been widely used as a biomarker to diagnose organophosphate and carbamate exposure. Plasma ChE activity is a useful and non-invasive method to monitor bird exposure to anticholinesterase compounds; nonetheless several s...

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Main Authors: Cátia S A Santos, Marta S Monteiro, Amadeu M V M Soares, Susana Loureiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314689?pdf=render