Studying nanotoxic effects of CdTe quantum dots in Trypanosoma cruzi
Semiconductor nanoparticles, such as quantum dots (QDs), were used to carry out experiments in vivo and ex vivo with Trypanosoma cruzi. However, questions have been raised regarding the nanotoxicity of QDs in living cells, microorganisms, tissues and whole animals. The objective of this paper was to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2011-03-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000200007&lng=en&tlng=en |