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| Ferr‚, D.; Quero, A.A.M.; Carracedo, R.; Lentini, V.; Mu¤oz, I.; Ludue¤a, R.; Bertotto, T.; Tornello, M.; Juaire, K.; Lucero, B.; Gorla, N.B.M. | |
| Domestic and wild animals as sentinels of cytogenotoxicity: in different environments | |
| 2016 Pamphlet | |
A sentinel system must provide an early warning of health risk and is defined by the variables animal species, types of effect and monitored environment. Sentinel species together with epidemiological data in humans can help assess risks to human health. Companion animals share a common environment with people and many have limited geographical mobility, are generally free from confounding factors such as lifestyles, smoking, medications, occupational toxicants, and in many cases have answers similar biological but with lower latency times. The use of the same bioindicator can be useful to contrast urban environments with wild environments, these being characterized last due to the absence of pressures produced by anthropogenic pollutants. The information on cyto biomarkers and genotoxicity in these species allows us to have tools to evaluate the impact of pollutants intentionally or accidentally introduced into the environment, and their possible effects on animal and environmental health. |
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