Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate

Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate

We analyzed the consequences of aerial spraying with glyphosate added to a surfactant solution in the northern part of Ecuador. A total of 24 exposed and 21 unexposed control individuals were investigated using the comet assay. The results showed a higher degree of DNA damage in the exposed group (c...

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Main Authors: César Paz-y-Miño, María Eugenia Sánchez, Melissa Arévalo, María José Muñoz, Tania Witte, Gabriela Oleas De-la-Carrera, Paola E. Leone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2007-03-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
comet assay
DNA damage
Ecuador
genotoxicity
glyphosate
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572007000300026

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