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Resistance to Insecticides Due to Reduced Sensitivity of Acetylcholinesterase

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Pest Resistance to Pesticides

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Acetylcholinesterase has been extensively investigated as the target of organophosphate and carbamate insecticides. Two types of cholinesterases are well known to be present in mammals; acetylcholinesterase, or true-cholinesterase, and butyrylcholinesterase, or pseudo-cholinesterase. The two cholinesterases are different in their function, distribution and properties, although the physiological function of pseudo-cholinesterase is still unknown (Augus-tinsson, 1948, 1971).

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Hama, H. (1983). Resistance to Insecticides Due to Reduced Sensitivity of Acetylcholinesterase. In: Georghiou, G.P., Saito, T. (eds) Pest Resistance to Pesticides. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4466-7_12

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