| Title : A modified electrometric method for measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity in sheep - Mohammad_1997_Vet.Hum.Toxicol_39_337 |
| Author(s) : Mohammad FK , Faris GA , al-Kassim NA |
| Ref : Vet Hum Toxicol , 39 :337 , 1997 |
| Abstract : A modified method was compared with an original electrometric method for measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (EChE) activity in sheep. The mean +/- SD (pH/30 min) of EChE activity of 8 sheep measured by the modified procedure (0.70 +/- 0.15) was not significantly different from that of the original method (0.64 +/- 0.12). The inherently low plasma cholinesterase activity of the sheep as measured by the 2 methods were also not significantly different from each other (0.09 +/- 0.04 vs 0.10 +/- 0.04). The coefficient of variation of the modified method in measuring EChE activity was 8%. The method was used to demonstrate in vitro inhibition of sheep EChE activity by the organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides dichlorvos and methomyl, respectively. The method could be well-suited for rapid measurement of EChE activity in sheep, especially in cases of organophosphate and possibly carbamate poisoning. |
| ESTHER : Mohammad_1997_Vet.Hum.Toxicol_39_337 |
| PubMedSearch : Mohammad_1997_Vet.Hum.Toxicol_39_337 |
| PubMedID: 9397501 |
Mohammad FK, Faris GA, al-Kassim NA (1997)
A modified electrometric method for measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity in sheep
Vet Hum Toxicol
39 :337
Mohammad FK, Faris GA, al-Kassim NA (1997)
Vet Hum Toxicol
39 :337