Acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain of wild birds in Korea-2014 to 2016

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity level can be used as a diagnostic marker for anticholinesterase pesticide poisoning. In this study, we aimed to establish a baseline level of normal brain AChE activity in wild birds. AChE activity was measured in the brains of 87dead wild birds (26 species). The...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of veterinary science (Suwŏn-si, Korea) 2019, 20(2), , pp.9-
Main Authors: Bang, Ji-Hyun, Ku, Hyun-Ok, Kang, Hwan-Goo, Kim, Hyobi, Kim, Soohee, Park, Sung-Won, Kim, Yong-Sang, Jang, Il, Bae, Yu-Chan, Woo, Gye-Hyeong, Yi, Hee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Short Communication
수의학
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity level can be used as a diagnostic marker for anticholinesterase pesticide poisoning. In this study, we aimed to establish a baseline level of normal brain AChE activity in wild birds. AChE activity was measured in the brains of 87dead wild birds (26 species). The level of AChE activity ranged from 6.40 to 15.9 µmol/min/g of brain tissue in normal wild birds. However, the brain tissue AChE activity level in wild birds exposed to organophosphate (OP) pesticide was 48.0%-96.3% of that in the normal birds. These results may serve as reference values to facilitate routine diagnosis and monitoring of OP-poisoned wild birds.
ISSN:1229-845X
1976-555X
DOI:10.4142/jvs.2019.20.e9