Induction of micronuclei in broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) hatchlings exposed in vivo to Roundup® (glyphosate) concentrations used in agriculture

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-134

  Lopez Gonzalez E C ^a,b   Latorre, M A ^a,b   Larriera, A ^a   Siroski, P A ^a   Poletta, G L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Field concentrations; Genotoxicity; Glyphosate decrease; Micronucleus test; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CAIMAN; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 84875367809     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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