Acute toxicity and histopathological alterations of Roundup® herbicide on "cachama blanca" (Piaractus brachypomus) Toxicidade aguda e alterações histopatológicas induzidas pelo herbicida Roundup® em pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus)

Acute toxicity and histopathological alterations of Roundup® herbicide on "cachama blanca" (Piaractus brachypomus) Toxicidade aguda e alterações histopatológicas induzidas pelo herbicida Roundup® em pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus)

Acute toxicity of the glyphosate -N (phosphonomethyl) glycine- herbicide, Roundup®, in juveniles of cachama blanca, (Piaractus brachypomus), was evaluated and the histopathological lesions were assessed. The 96 h lethal concentration 50 was 97.47mg.L-1 (P<0.05). In the gill, necrotic and prolifer...

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Main Authors: Wilson F. Ramírez-Duarte, Iang S. Rondón-Barragán, Pedro R. Eslava-Mocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2008-11-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Subjects:
Roundup®
glifosato
toxicidade aguda
histopatologia
Piaractus brachypomus
glyphosate
acute toxicity
histopathology
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