Anticholinesterase effect of eserine (physostigmine) in fish and crustacean species

The kinetic characteristic (Km) of cholinesterase from the crab Chasmagnathus granulata, the shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis and the fish Odontesthes bonaeriensis were compared and correlated with the anticholinesterasic effect of eserine (physostigmine). For the crustaceans, the estimated Km value...

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Main Authors: José M. Monserrat, Adalto Bianchini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2001-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132001000100009