Evaluation of Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Effects in Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Exposed In Vitro to Neonicotinoid Insecticides News

Calypso (thiacloprid), Poncho (clothianidin), Gaucho (imidacloprid), and Jade (imidacloprid) are commercial neonicotinoid insecticides, a new class of agrochemicals in México. However, genotoxic and cytotoxic studies have not been performed. In the present study, human peripheral blood lymphocytes (...

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Main Authors: María Elena Calderón-Segura, Sandra Gómez-Arroyo, Rafael Villalobos-Pietrini, Carmen Martínez-Valenzuela, Yolanda Carbajal-López, María del Carmen Calderón-Ezquerro, Josefina Cortés-Eslava, Rocío García-Martínez, Diana Flores-Ramírez, María Isabel Rodríguez-Romero, Patricia Méndez-Pérez, Enrique Bañuelos-Ruíz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/612647