https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2011.4490

Biological targets of cholinergic pesticides and possible use of alternative models for toxicity testing

Vol. 84 No. 1 (2011)
Submitted: July 3, 2014
Accepted: July 3, 2014
Published: January 30, 2011
organophosphorus compounds, carbamates, neonicotinoids, cholinesterases, acetylcholine receptors
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C. Falugi
falugi@unige.it
Z. Rakonczay
M.G. Aluigi
The use of protection plant products for the control of pests in agriculture should be accompanied by a clear understanding of possible damages to human and environmental health. The mechanisms of action and the affects on developing organisms exerted by acute and chronic exposure to the main classes of cholinergic pesticides are reviewed.

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Falugi, C., Rakonczay, Z., & Aluigi, M. (2011). Biological targets of cholinergic pesticides and possible use of alternative models for toxicity testing. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino Della Società Italiana Di Biologia Sperimentale, 84(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2011.4490

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