Behavioral and biochemical changes following repeated administration of carbaryl to aging rats. 1990

R N Takahashi, and A Poli, and G S Morato, and T C Lima, and M Zanin
Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil.

Motor, sensory and thermoregulatory functions were examined in aging rats (12 months) following two schedules of repeated po administration of the carbamate insecticide carbaryl and these effects were assessed in terms of blood cholinesterase activity. Administration of carbaryl (50 mg/kg) by gavage daily for 30 days resulted in a reduction of locomotor activity in the open-field and in an inhibition of cholinesterase activity within 30 min after the last treatment. Twenty-four h later, only the locomotor effect was evident. After 90 days of exposure to carbaryl in drinking water, no significant effects were observed. These findings suggest that repeated administration of carbaryl to aging rats can induce an impairment of motor function and a reduction of cholinesterase activity, while tolerance develops in some other parameters.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009043 Motor Activity Body movements of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon. Activities, Motor,Activity, Motor,Motor Activities
D011919 Rats, Inbred Strains Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. This also includes animals with a long history of closed colony breeding. August Rats,Inbred Rat Strains,Inbred Strain of Rat,Inbred Strain of Rats,Inbred Strains of Rats,Rat, Inbred Strain,August Rat,Inbred Rat Strain,Inbred Strain Rat,Inbred Strain Rats,Inbred Strains Rat,Inbred Strains Rats,Rat Inbred Strain,Rat Inbred Strains,Rat Strain, Inbred,Rat Strains, Inbred,Rat, August,Rat, Inbred Strains,Rats Inbred Strain,Rats Inbred Strains,Rats, August,Rats, Inbred Strain,Strain Rat, Inbred,Strain Rats, Inbred,Strain, Inbred Rat,Strains, Inbred Rat
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D000110 Acetylcholinesterase An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ACETYLCHOLINE to CHOLINE and acetate. In the CNS, this enzyme plays a role in the function of peripheral neuromuscular junctions. EC 3.1.1.7. Acetylcholine Hydrolase,Acetylthiocholinesterase,Hydrolase, Acetylcholine
D000375 Aging The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time. Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001522 Behavior, Animal The observable response an animal makes to any situation. Autotomy Animal,Animal Behavior,Animal Behaviors
D012721 Carbaryl A carbamate insecticide and parasiticide. It is a potent anticholinesterase agent belonging to the carbamate group of reversible cholinesterase inhibitors. It has a particularly low toxicity from dermal absorption and is used for control of head lice in some countries. 1-Naphthyl-N-methylcarbamate,Antigale,Carbaril,Carbaryl, Manganese (2+) Salt,Carbaryl, Nickel (2+) Salt,Carbyl,Carylderm,Concentrat VO 18,Dog-Net Insecticide Poudre,Fido's Free-Itch,G-Wizz,Joseph Lyddy,Océcoxil,Poudre insecticide Moureau,Poudre insecticide Vetoquinol,Poutic,Sevin,Skatta Tick Flea Louse Powder,Sépou,Tigal,Dog Net Insecticide Poudre,DogNet Insecticide Poudre,Fido's Free Itch,Fido's FreeItch,G Wizz,GWizz,Lyddy, Joseph,Moureau, Poudre insecticide,VO 18, Concentrat,Vetoquinol, Poudre insecticide,insecticide Moureau, Poudre,insecticide Vetoquinol, Poudre
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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