Effect of the herbicide glyphosate on liver lipoperoxidation in pregnant rats and their fetuses
Effect of the herbicide glyphosate on liver lipoperoxidation in pregnant rats and their fetuses
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DOI:
10.1016/j.reprotox.2004.09.009
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发表时间:
2005-03-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Giménez, MS
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作者:
Beuret, CJ;Zirulnik, F;Giménez, MS
Glyphosate is a post-emergence herbicide that acts on the synthesis of amino acids and other endogenous metabolites in plants. It is commonly used in agriculture, forestry, and nurseries for the control or destruction of herbaceous plants. Metabolic processes during development and pregnancy could be sensitive to changes induced by glyphosate such as lipid peroxidation. The present study has investigated the effects that 1% glyphosate oral exposure has on lipoperoxidation and antioxidant enzyme systems in the maternal serum and liver of pregnant rats and their term fetuses at 21 days of gestation. The results suggest that excessive lipid peroxidation induced with glyphosate ingestion leads to an overload of maternal and fetal antioxidant defense systems. (c) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.