Decline in glutathione peroxidase and cytoplasmic catalases by lindane may cause an increase of reactive oxygen species in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Lindane or gamma 1α,2α,3β,4α,5α,6β-hexachlorocyclohexane is an organochlorine insecticide, persistent in soils and aquifers, lipophilic, chemically and biochemically inert that accumulates along the human food chain. It is commonly used on a wide variety of crops, in warehouses, in public health to...

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Main Author: Pita, T (author)
Other Authors: Alves-Pereira, I (author), Ferreira, Rui (author)
Format: lecture
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/9974
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/9974