Title: neurotoxic esterase assay
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - neurotoxic esterase assay
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.16266
Status: current

Definition
Test in which delayed neuropathy resulting from hydrolytic cleavage of organophosphate esters is studied with measurement of the responsible enzyme activity,

Related Terms
- hen test: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11807
- neuropathy: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11943
- neuropathy target esterase: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11944
- organophosphate: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11979

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 890 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'neurotoxic esterase assay' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.16266
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