Impact of the Antidiabetic Drug Metformin and Its Transformation Product Guanylurea on the Health of the Big Ramshorn Snail (Planorbarius corneus)

Pharmaceuticals can enter surface waters via sewage treatment plants. In the environment, the substances and their transformation products, formed by the degradation of the parent compounds, can affect aquatic wildlife, including freshwater invertebrates. However, research on pharmaceutical-induced...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Jacob, Heinz-R. Köhler, Selina Tisler, Christian Zwiener, Rita Triebskorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00045/full