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Bianco Sadir, Graciela Eugenia
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Suarez, Eva
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Cazon, Lauro
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de la Puente, Teresita Beatriz
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Ahrendts, Marcelo Rafael Benitez
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de Luca, Julio Cesar
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2018-06-11T21:27:24Z
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2017-07
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Bianco Sadir, Graciela Eugenia; Suarez, Eva; Cazon, Lauro; de la Puente, Teresita Beatriz; Ahrendts, Marcelo Rafael Benitez; et al.; Prevalence of chromosomal aberrations in Argentinean agricultural workers; Springer Heidelberg; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; 24; 26; 7-2017; 21146-21152
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0944-1344
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/48219
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Little is known about biosecurity measures and toxic effects during pesticide application in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, particularly concerning the protective measures and mixture of pesticides used by rural workers. We carried out an observational study of agricultural workers from Jujuy (76 exposed subjects and 53 controls) to investigate the prevalence of chromosomal aberrations (CAs) in human lymphocytes as well as the activity level of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in red blood cell erythrocytes. Whole blood samples (5 mL) were collected in heparinized Vacutainer tubes for cytogenetic analysis and erythrocyte cholinesterase activity determination according to Ellman’s method. Cytogenetic results showed a significant CA increase in pesticide-exposed individuals as compared with controls (4.20 ± 0.15 vs. 1.00 ± 0.05, respectively; p < 0.001), suggesting that pesticides are clastogenic agents causing DNA damage. Erythrocyte cholinesterase activity was significantly lower in exposed individuals, evidencing the possible occurrence of perturbations in blood as well as neurotoxicity in pesticide sprayers. These results suggest the need for periodic biomonitoring of these biomarkers together with education and training of occupational workers for the safe application of potentially harmful pesticides.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Springer Heidelberg
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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Chromosome Aberrations
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Dicentric Chromosomes, Acetylcholinesterase Activity
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Erythrocyte Cholinesterase Activity
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Lymphocyte Cultures
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Pesticides
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Otras Ciencias Biológicas
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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Prevalence of chromosomal aberrations in Argentinean agricultural workers
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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2018-06-11T14:31:40Z
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1614-7499
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24
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26
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21146-21152
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Alemania
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Fil: Bianco Sadir, Graciela Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Fil: Suarez, Eva. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Fil: Cazon, Lauro. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Fil: de la Puente, Teresita Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Fil: Ahrendts, Marcelo Rafael Benitez. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Fil: de Luca, Julio Cesar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET- La Plata. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria; Argentina
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9664-3
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11356-017-9664-3
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