Model organisms are often used in biological, medical and environmental research. Among
insects, Drosophila melanogaster, Galleria mellonella, Apis mellifera, Bombyx mori …

Background: Acetylcholinesterase is a serine hydrolase that terminates the action of the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine by hydrolyzing it into acetic acid and choline. Objective: The …

Cockroaches are surrogate hosts for microbes that cause many human diseases. In spite of
their generally destructive nature, cockroaches have recently been found to harbor …

Fipronil, a pesticide widely used to control agricultural and household insect pests, blocks
insect GABA A and glutamate (GluCl) ionotropic receptors, resulting in uncontrolled …

Methylmercury (MeHg) is well-known for its neurodevelopmental effects both in animals and
in humans. As an alternative to utilizing conventional animal models, this study evaluated …

Environmental pollution is a global concern because of its associated risks to human health
and ecosystem. The bio-monitoring of environmental health has attracted much attention in …

Insect vector-borne diseases remain one of the principal causes of human mortality. In
addition to conventional measures of insect control, repellents continue to be the mainstay …

The present study aimed to increase our understanding about the mode of toxic action of
organophosphate pesticides in insects by evaluating the biochemical and neurobehavioral …

Abstract Background Ureases of Canavalia ensiformis are natural insecticides with a still
elusive entomotoxic mode of action. We have investigated the mechanisms involved in the …

The venom of Phoneutria nigriventer spider has been extensively studied. It is highly
neurotoxic, with clinical manifestations occurring a few minutes after the bite, mainly in …