A review of the literature on the mutagenicity/genotoxicity of surface waters is presented in
this article. Subheadings of this article include a description of sample concentration …

New chemicals are being added each year to the existing burden of toxic substances in the
environment. This has led to increased pollution of ecosystems as well as deterioration of …

This review discusses several research studies that employed comet assay to evaluate the
environmental impact of genotoxins in aquatic environments. It focuses on in vivo and in situ …

The comet assay, also called single cell gel electrophoresis, is a sensitive, rapid and low-
cost technique for quantifying and analysing DNA damage and repair at the level of …

One of the fundamentals in the ecotoxicological studies is the need of data comparison,
which can be easily reached with the help of a standardized biological model. In this context …

Micronuclei and nuclear alterations tests were performed on erythrocytes of Oreochromis
niloticus (Perciformes, Cichlidae) in order to evaluate the water quality from Paraíba do Sul …

The micronucleus (MN) assay is one of the most widely used genotoxicity biomarkers in
aquatic organisms, providing an efficient measure of chromosomal DNA damage occurring …

The development of methodologies for biomonitoring freshwater ecosystems is of particular
relevance in view of the serious problem of aquatic environmental pollution. The mussel …

We assessed the content of heavy metals in the liver and the DNA damage in blood cells of
insectivore bats in the Catarinense Carboniferous Basin, Southern Brazil. Three bats …

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are present in the embryonic, fetal, and adult stages
of life and give rise to differentiated cells that make up the building blocks of tissue and …