Evaluation of zebrafish DNA integrity after exposure to pharmacological agents present in aquatic environments

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1530-1536

  Rocco, Lucia ^a,b   Frenzilli, Giada ^c   Fusco, Dominique ^a   Peluso, Carmela ^a   Stingo, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comet Test; Drugs; Genotoxicity; RAPD PCR; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BEZAFIBRATE; DNA; FUROSEMIDE; IBUPROFEN; RANITIDINE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOASSAY; DNA; DRUG; FISH; GENOTOXICITY; LIPID; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNERGISM; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; ITALY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BEZAFIBRATE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG RESIDUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FUROSEMIDE; IBUPROFEN; LIPID REGULATING AGENTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; ZEBRAFISH;

ITALY;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77956987884     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.07.032     Document Type: Article

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