Concentration-dependent, size-independent toxicity of citrate capped AuNPs in Drosophila melanogaster

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 1; p. e29980
• Main Authors: Vecchio, Giuseppe, Galeone, Antonio, Brunetti, Virgilio, Maiorano, Gabriele, Sabella, Stefania, Cingolani, Roberto, Pompa, Pier Paolo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 04.01.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Apoptosis; Bacterial infections; Biocompatibility; Biological effects; Biology; Body Size - drug effects; Body Size - physiology; Citric acid; Citric Acid - chemistry; Citric Acid - pharmacology; Citric Acid - toxicity; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA damage; DNA fragmentation; Drosophila; Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila melanogaster - anatomy & histology; Drosophila melanogaster - drug effects; Drosophila melanogaster - metabolism; Drosophila melanogaster - physiology; Ecological risk assessment; Environmental Exposure; Female; Fertility; Fertility - drug effects; Fertility - physiology; Gene expression; Gold; Gold - chemistry; Gold - pharmacology; Gold - toxicity; Health aspects; Health risks; In Situ Nick-End Labeling; Ingestion; Life span; Longevity - drug effects; Longevity - physiology; Male; Materials Science; Medicine; Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry; Metal Nanoparticles - toxicity; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Osmolar Concentration; Physics; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; Reproduction - drug effects; Reproduction - physiology; Surface area; Toxicity; Italy

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