Smoking flies: testing the effect of tobacco cigarettes on heart function of Drosophila melanogaster

Studies about the relationship between substances consumed by humans and their impact on health, in animal models, have been a challenge due to differences between species in the animal kingdom. However, the homology of certain genes has allowed extrapolation of certain knowledge obtained in animals...

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Main Authors: Manuela Santalla, Lucía Pagola, Ivana Gómez, Darío Balcazar, Carlos A. Valverde, Paola Ferrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2021-02-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/10/2/bio055004