Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science to support the potential development of a risk …

The adrenal gland is an essential component of the body stress response; it is formed by two
portions: a steroidogenic and a chromaffin tissue. Despite the anatomy of adrenal gland is …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

Due to environmental contamination, the environment constantly receives pollutants from
various anthropic actions. These pollutants put ecological health at risk due to contamination …

Reptiles used for research and instruction may require surgical procedures, including
biopsy, coelomic device implantation, ovariectomy, orchidectomy, and esophogostomy tube …

Abstract Mancozeb (MZ), chlorothalonil (CT), and thiophanate methyl (TM) are pesticides
commonly used in agriculture due to their efficacy, low acute toxicity to mammals, and short …

The release of contaminants as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides into the environment
has been listed as one of the six major contributors to the global decline of reptiles. Although …

If severe enough, periods of acute stress in animals may be associated with the release of
catecholamine hormones (noradrenaline and adrenaline) into the circulation; a response …

Although reptiles are non-target organisms of pesticide applications, their ecological niche
and trophic role suggest that the use of these compounds in agriculture can have …

The increasing use of pesticides in modern agriculture has raised the need to evaluate their
potential threat to animal and human health. In the present study, the genotoxic effects of …