Investigation of potential biomarkers for the early diagnosis of cellular stability after the exposure of agricultural workers to pesticides

Investigation of potential biomarkers for the early diagnosis of cellular stability after the exposure of agricultural workers to pesticides

ABSTRACT Agricultural workers involved in the harvest of tobacco crops are regularly exposed to large quantities of pesticides. In order to determine how this exposure to pesticides induces genetic alterations in these workers, blood samples were obtained from 77 exposed individuals, as well as from...

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Main Authors: JODEL S. ALVES, FERNANDA R. DA SILVA, GABRIELI F. DA SILVA, MIRIAN SALVADOR, KÁTIA KVITKO, PAULA ROHR, CARLA E.I. DOS SANTOS, JOHNNY F. DIAS, JOÃO A.P. HENRIQUES, JULIANA DA SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2016-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
pesticidas
ensaio Cometa
teste de micronúcleos
atividade da superóxido dismutase
gene PON1
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