Toxicity of silver nanoparticles on fertilization success and early development of the marine polychaete Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883)

Toxicity of silver nanoparticles on fertilization success and early development of the marine polychaete Hydroides elegans (Haswell, 1883)

Abstract Background The silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are used in the production of numerous commercial and medical products and are found to have adverse effects on animals. The sessile marine polychaete worm, Hydroides elegans, was examined for the influence of AgNPs on external fertilization and e...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chandhirasekar Devakumar, Hemalatha Gopalakrishnan, Arulvasu Chinnasamy, Balakumar Subramanian, Prabhu Durai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
Subjects:
Silver nanoparticles
Hydroides elegans
Development assay
Sperm toxicity
Fertilization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41936-017-0001-7

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41936-017-0001-7

Similar Items