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. 2017 Dec;24(34):26387-26395.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-0197-6. Epub 2017 Sep 25.

Effects of tannery wastewater exposure on adult Drosophila melanogaster

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Effects of tannery wastewater exposure on adult Drosophila melanogaster

Felipe Dos Santos Moysés et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Our aim was to evaluate the effects of exposure to tannery wastewater on mortality and/or antioxidant enzyme system in adult wild-type Canton-S Drosophila melanogaster. Exposure to tannery wastewater induced a concentration-dependent lethality in adult Canton-S flies. Tannery wastewater was able to alter antioxidant enzyme activities, specifically glutathione peroxidase-like and glutathione S-transferase, in adult Canton-S D. melanogaster. We conclude that D. melanogaster is a reliable model to evaluate the toxicity induced by tannery wastewater.

Keywords: Glutathione S-transferase; Lethality; Oxidative parameters; Tannery effluent; Wild-type Canton-S D. melanogaster.

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