Efectos citotóxicos del paracetamol (acetaminofeno) en células meristemáticas y germinación de semillas de Allium cepa L.
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Resumen
El desecho de medicamentos en la basura doméstica puede ser muy peligrosa para el medio ambiente. El presente trabajo buscó evaluar parámetros de toxicidad del contaminante emergente paracetamol. En los ensayos se utilizaron tres dosis de paracetamol (0,4 mg L-1, 0,5 mg L-1 y 0,6 mg L-1). Los resultados mostraron que la exposición aguda al paracetamol induce varios daños clastogénicos y aneugénicos en el test de A. cepa. No se encontró ningún efecto en la germinación. Aunque el paracetamol es un fármaco importante, también puede representar un riesgo significativo para la producción agrícola y la preservación del medio ambiente. Los resultados del presente trabajo corroboran datos anteriores y refuerzan que la exposición a contaminantes farmacéuticos puede representar un problema significativo para la producción de alimentos, el equilibrio ambiental y la preservación de especies.
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