
KCI등재
학술저널
Acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain of wild birds in Korea - 2014 to 2016
- Ji-Hyun Bang Hyun-Ok Ku Hwan-goo Kang Hyobi Kim Soohee Kim Sung-Won Park Yong-Sang Kim Il Jang Yu-Chan Bae Gye-Hyeong Woo 4 Hee Yi
- 대한수의학회
- Journal of Veterinary Science
- 제20권 제2호
- 등재여부 : KCI등재
- 2019.03
- 1 - 5 (5 pages)
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.