| heavy metals in wild house mice from coal-mining areas of colombia and expression of genes related to oxidative stress, dna damage and exposure to metals. | coal mining is a source of pollutants that impact on environmental and human health. this study examined the metal content and the transcriptional status of gene markers associated with oxidative stress, metal transport and dna damage in livers of feral mice collected near coal-mining operations, in comparison with mice obtained from a reference site. mus musculus specimens were caught from la loma and la jagua, two coal-mining sites in the north of colombia, as well as from valledupar (cesar de ... | 2014 | 24525377 |
| genotoxic effects in blood cells of mus musculus and iguana iguana living near coal mining areas in colombia. | coal is a mixture of chemicals with the capacity of promoting biochemical changes that may lead to dna damage. in this study, the comet assay in peripheral blood cells, and the micronucleus test in blood smears were used to evaluate potential genotoxic effects derived from exposure to coal mining activities on wild populations of mus musculus and iguana iguana. four locations from colombia were evaluated: la loma and la jagua de ibirico, two municipalities located near coal mining fields at the ... | 2012 | 22221870 |