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Abstract
Silkworms, Bombyx mori, are a promising model animal in health safety and environmental pollution assessment due to their sensitivity to chemical compounds like pesticides, drugs, and heavy metals, in addition to other features like their low cost and body characteristics and their full genome sequencing. In this review, we summarize the silkworm advantages as a model organism in toxicological research.
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Title
Silkworm, Bombyx mori, as an alternative model organism in toxicological research
Author
Abdelli, Nouara 1 ; Lü Peng 2 ; Chen, Keping 1
1 School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, PR China; Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
2 Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
1 School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, PR China; Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
2 Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Pages
35048-35054
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Dec 2018
ISSN
09441344
e-ISSN
16147499
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2126731752
Copyright
Environmental Science and Pollution Research is a copyright of Springer, (2018). All Rights Reserved.