Cholinesterase inhibition in meadow voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus) following field applications of orthene®
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
- Vol. 5 (3) , 255-259
- https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620050304
Abstract
Brain acetylcholinesterase activity in field‐caught meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) was depressed after a field‐spray of Orthene® (acephate: acetylphosphoramidothioic acid O,S‐dimethyl ester) by as much as 32% in 1982 and 38% in 1983. Short‐term recovery was demonstrated and occurred in a time‐dependent fashion in 1982. Plasma Cholinesterase levels were more variable but also were depressed. Residues were detected in vegetation samples and in the gastrointestinal tracts of exposed voles. Residues in vegetation were diluted or absent 7 to 8 d following the treatment.Keywords
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