Short term toxicity studies on Dursban and Gardona in mice

ABSTRACT

The toxicity and the in vivo cholinesterase activity of the two insecticides dursban and gradona in mice have been investigated following different routes of application. Dursban inhibited both erythrocyte and plasma cholinesterase but gardona had no effect on the activity of erythrocyte enzyme. These studies were carried out by pure insecticides synthesized in our laboratory