Open AccessBiological targets of cholinergic pesticides and possible use of alternative models for toxicity testing
Author(s) -
Carla Falugi,
Z. Rakonczay,
Maria Grazia Aluigi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of biological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-0230
pISSN - 1826-8838
DOI - 10.4081/jbr.2011.4490
Subject(s) - pesticide , human health , cholinergic , damages , cholinergic system , toxicology , biology , agriculture , toxicity , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , medicine , ecology , neuroscience , political science , law
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