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Assessment of DNA damage by RAPD in Paracentrotus lividus embryos exposed to amniotic fluid from residents living close to waste landfill sites.
Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology - 1 Jan 2010
Guida Maurizio, Guida Marco, De Felice Bruna, Santafede Daniela, D'Alessandro Raffaella, Di Spiezio Sardo Attilio, Scognamiglio Marianna, Ferrara Cinzia, Bifulco Giuseppe, Nappi Carmine
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to assess the genotoxic effects of environmental chemicals on residents living near landfills. The study was based on samples of amniotic fluid from women living in the intensely polluted areas around the Campania region of Italy compared to a nonexposed control group. We evaluated the genetic effects that this amniotic fluids collected in contaminated sites had on Paracentrotus lividus...
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