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Histone methylation-associated transgenerational inheritance of reproductive defects in Caenorhabditis elegans exposed to crude oil under various exposure scenarios.
Chemosphere - 1 Jun 2018
Yang Jisu, Chatterjee Nivedita, Kim Youngho, Roh Ji-Yeon, Kwon Jung-Hwan, Park Myung-Sook, Choi Jinhee
Abstract excerpt
As part of a study to explore the long-term effects of the Hebei Spirit oil spill accident, transgenerational toxicity and associated epigenetic changes were investigated in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Under experimental conditions, worms were exposed to Iranian heavy crude oil (IHC) under three different scenarios: partial early-life exposure (PE), partial late-life exposure (PL), and whole-life...
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