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Exploiting the unique phenotypes of the earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae to evaluate the toxicity of chemical substances.
Environmental monitoring and assessment - 16 Feb 2018
Yesudhason Beryl Vedha, Kanniah Paulkumar, Subramanian Elaiya Raja, Ponesakki Vasanthakumar, Rajendiran Veeraragavan, Sivasubramaniam Sudhakar
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Both the evaluation and the determination of toxicity of chemical substances present in the environment have implications in human health. In this present study, the natural phenomenon named autotomy, a self-defense mechanism employed by several animals against the toxic chemical contaminants, was considered to assess the toxicity of different chemical substances. We investigated the effects of glucose, sodium...
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