Genetic, enzymatic and developmental alterations observed in Caiman latirostris exposed in ovo to pesticide formulations and mixtures in an experiment simulating environmental exposure

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 852-859

  Poletta, Gisela L ^a,b   Kleinsorge, Elisa ^a   Paonessa, Adriana ^a   Mudry, Marta D ^b   Larriera, Alejandro ^a   Siroski, Pablo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caimans; Crocodilians; Enzymatic alterations; Field like exposure; Genotoxicity; Growth delay; Metabolic disorders; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CIPERMETHRIN; ENDOSULFAN; GLYPHOSATE; PESTICIDE;

BIOMARKER; CROCODILIAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBICIDE; MUTAGENICITY; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROPLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; GROWTH DISORDER; HABITAT USE; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SOUTH AMERICA; WILDLIFE;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOSULFAN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; MALE; MUTAGENS; OVUM; PESTICIDES; PYRETHRINS; REPRODUCTION; SOUTH AMERICA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SOUTH AMERICA;

CAIMAN; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); GLYCINE MAX; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 79955521721     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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