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Genotoxic and mutagenic effects of fipronil on mice.
Experimental and toxicologic pathology : official journal of the Gesellschaft fur Toxikologische Pathologie - 1 Sept 2012
de Oliveira Patrícia Rosa, Bechara Gervásio Henrique, Denardi Sandra Eloisi, Oliveira Rodrigo Juliano, Mathias Maria Izabel Camargo
Abstract excerpt
The toxic effects of several compounds on ecosystems are not restricted to ecological disturbances, and may also affect long-term human health. Fipronil is highly efficient in the control of pests, including those resistant to pyrethroid, organophosphate, and carbamate insecticides. Relatively little is known about the action of fipronil in vertebrates. This study was aimed to evaluate the genotoxic and mutagenic...
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