Over-activation of the Drosophila melanogaster hsp83 gene by selenium intoxication

Selenium is an important dietary micronutrient and an essential component of selenoproteins and the active sites of some enzymes, although at high concentrations it is toxic. We investigated diphenyl diselenide ((C6H5)2Se2 ) for its effects on the developmental stages of Drosophila melanogaster and...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo Medeiros Golombieski, Daniel Ângelo Sgranzerla Graichen, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha, Vera Lúcia da Silva Valente, Élgion Lúcio da Silva Loreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2008-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000100022