Mechanism of silver nanoparticles action on insect pigmentation reveals intervention of copper homeostasis.

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), like almost all nanoparticles, are potentially toxic beyond a certain concentration because the survival of the organism is compromised due to scores of pathophysiological abnormalities past that concentration. However, the mechanism of AgNP toxicity remains undetermine...

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Main Authors: Najealicka Armstrong, Malaisamy Ramamoorthy, Delina Lyon, Kimberly Jones, Atanu Duttaroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3538783?pdf=render