Pesticides used in South American GMO-based agriculture. A review of their effects on humans and animal models

Advances in Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-75

  López, Silvia L ^a   Aiassa, Delia ^b   Benítez Leite, Stella ^c   Lajmanovich, Rafael ^d   Mañas, Fernando ^b   Poletta, Gisela ^d,e   Śnchez, Norma ^f   Simoniello, María Fernanda ^d   Carrasco, Andrés E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^c Inst de Patologia e Investigacion   (Paraguay)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^e Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^f CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Biosensors; Cypermethrin; Endosulfan; Genetically modified organisms; Genotoxicity; Glyphosate; Glyphosate based herbicides; Pesticides; Precautionary principle; Teratogenecity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; CHOLINESTERASE; CIPERMETHRIN; ENDOSULFAN; GLYPHOSATE; MALONALDEHYDE; PESTICIDE; RETINOIC ACID;

AGRICULTURE; AMPHIBIA; ARGENTINA; ARTHROPOD DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSENSOR; CAIMAN; CELL DAMAGE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE MODEL; DNA DAMAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARAGUAY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; TERATOGENESIS; TERATOGENICITY; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; WEED;

EID: 84865377038     PISSN: 18720854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59389-4.00002-1     Document Type: Chapter

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