Induction of Glutathione S-transferase Activity in Triatoma infestans

Several synthetic pesticides and allelochemicals used to treat Triatoma infestans adults by topic application showed some degree of cytosolic glutathione S-transferase (GST) induction. General inducers of detoxication systems such as phenobarbital and 3-methylcholantrene topically applied on T. infe...

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Main Authors: JL Sívori, N Casabé, EN Zerba, EJ Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000600013