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The larvicide pyriproxyfen blamed during the Zika virus outbreak does not cause microcephaly in zebrafish embryos

Although the zika virus (ZIKV) has now been strongly correlated with emerging cases of microcephaly in the Americas, suspicions have been raised regarding the use of pyriproxyfen, a larvicide that prevents mosquito development, in drinking water. The effects of this compound on neurodevelopment have...

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Autores principales: Dzieciolowska, Stefania, Larroque, Anne-Laure, Kranjec, Elizabeth-Ann, Drapeau, Pierre, Samarut, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5209666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28051181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep40067