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dos Santos,Hilda Michelly Paiva; Teixeira,Valéria Wanderley; Teixeira,Álvaro Aguiar Coelho; da Silva,Rosimere; Lemos,Ana Janaina Jeanine Martins; Neto,Clovis José Cavalcanti Lapa; Ferreira,Cintia Giselle Martins. |
The current annual consumption of insecticides in agriculture in Brazil is over three million tons. The exposure happens through food that is contaminated with toxic waste and respiratory and dermal absorption. Biological control with Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) has assumed increasing importance replacing the use of conventional insecticides. However, the tests used to justify approval for use and market release of Bt products, and the protocols used to assess the development of toxicity, are extremely superficial. In addition, more studies comparing effects between males and females and during pregnancy and lactation have not been conducted. Thus, the hypothesis tested in this study was if the administration of the XenTari® WG (Bacillus... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Bacillus thuringiensis; Synthetic insecticide; Rats; Histology; Histochemistry. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022013000100040 |
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