Sublethal Effects of Ionic and Nanogold on the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is used as an ecotoxicological model species in both aqueous medium and solid substrates. It is easy and of low cost to maintain in the laboratory and it produces hundreds of offspring within a short period of time. It also has a small body size (1 mm), making it...

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Main Authors: Suanne Bosch, Tarryn Lee Botha, Anine Jordaan, Mark Maboeta, Victor Wepener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6218193