Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1994
Keywords
Acetylcholinesterase, Butyrylcholinesterase, Erythrocyte, Brain, Plasma, Wild mammals, California voles, Deer mice
Abstract
A method to determine erythrocyte cholinesterase (ChE) activity was modified for use in wild mammals. Erythrocyte ChE of California voles (M icrotus califomicus) was primarily acetylcholinesterase (AChE), which was similar to the brain and unlike plasma which was primarily butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). Triplicate erythrocyte AChE analyses from individual animals of several species of wild rodents revealed a mean coefficient of variation of 8.7% (SD = 4.3%). Erythrocyte ChE activity of several wild mammals of California revealed that mule deer ( Odo coileus hemionus ) had the highest erythrocyte AChE activity (1,514.5 mU/ml) and dusky-footed woodrats ( Neotoma fusci pes ) had the lowest activity (524.3 mU/ml). No ChE activity was found in erythrocytes of several species of birds and fish.
Publication Title
Journal of Wild Diseases
Volume
30
Issue
2
First Page
234
Last Page
240
Required Publisher's Statement
Copyright Wildlife Disease Association 1994
Recommended Citation
Donovan, Deborah A. and Zinkl, Joseph G., "Modifications of a Cholinesterase Method for Determination of Erythrocyte Cholinesterase in Wild Mammals" (1994). Biology Faculty and Staff Publications. 42.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/biology_facpubs/42
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides--Physiological effects; Pesticides and wildlife--California; Pesticides--Environmental aspects--California; Environmental toxicology
Geographic Coverage
California
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
