Reproductive Toxicity of Nanomaterials Using Silver Nanoparticles and Drosophila as Models
Mohamed Alaraby, Doaa Abass, Javier Gutiérrez, Antonia Velázquez, Alba Hernández, Ricard Marcos, Giuseppe Cavallaro · 2024
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Mohamed Alaraby and co-authors study, in a 2024 paper, how silver nanoparticles affect reproduction in fruit flies. Breeding harm is among the most worrying effects of environmental pollutants. Flies offer a stand-in that avoids experimenting on mammals.
Both male and female flies ate the particles for one week at two doses. Microscopy and chemical analysis tracked the particles into organs and measured their buildup. The study then tied that internal dose to reproductive outcomes. Silver particles are common in products and easily enter the body, which makes them an apt test case. Fly results flag risks early and point mammal studies toward the organs that matter.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mohamed Alaraby, Doaa Abass, Javier Gutiérrez, Antonia Velázquez, Alba Hernández, Ricard Marcos, Giuseppe Cavallaro |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |