A Method for Fast Assessment of OP/CB Exposure in the Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) Using Combined Esterases Enzyme Activity as Biomarkers
Figure 1
Esterase enzyme activities in blood plasma sample (nmol min−1 mL−1) and liver homogenate (nmol min−1 g−1) of quail. All values in the figure are the mean ± SE of fifteen individual quails and each is assayed in duplicate by using 2 mM of PSA as substrate for measurement of CbE enzyme or 1 mM of BuTChI as substrate for measurement of ChE enzyme. *Significant difference (analysis of variance (ANOVA), ) between blood plasma sample and liver homogenate in the same enzyme (CbE or ChE).
