A comprehensive approach using multiple biomarkers to detect damage induced by pesticides in broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) under ex-situ conditions

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e08667
• Main Authors: López González, E.C., Odetti, L.M., Latorre, M.A., Ávila, O.B., Contini, L.E., Siroski, P.A., Poletta, G.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: antioxidant enzymes; Argentina; biomarkers; Caiman latirostris; catalase; chlorpyrifos; chromosomes; comet assay; Crocodilians; cypermethrin; DNA; DNA damage; Genotoxicity; glyphosate; Hematological alterations; immunotoxicity; lipid peroxidation; Multivariate analysis; oxidation; Oxidative stress; Pesticides exposure; principal component analysis; superoxide dismutase; yearlings; Argentina; Oxidative stress; Hematological alterations; Multivariate analysis; Pesticides exposure; Crocodilians; Genotoxicity

Caiman latirostris is one of the two species of the order Crocodylia that inhabit Argentina and is considered a species of vital ecological and economic importance in the north-east of Argentina. In this region, pesticides are the most common contaminants in natural environments and wild caiman popu...