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Dietary antioxidants impact DDT resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Abdu-Allah Gamal A M, Seong Keon Mook, Mittapalli Omprakash, Ojo James Adebayo, Sun Weilin, Posos-Parra Omar, Mota-Sanchez David, Clark John M, Pittendrigh Barry R
Abstract excerpt
Insects experience a diversity of subtoxic and/or toxic xenobiotics through exposure to pesticides and, in the case of herbivorous insects, through plant defensive compounds in their diets. Many insects are also concurrently exposed to antioxidants in their diets. The impact of dietary antioxidants on the toxicity of xenobiotics in insects is not well understood, in part due to the challenge of developing...
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