Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Francisco Carlos da Silva

Publications

• Research Article
  Adaptation of the Micronucleus Technique in Allium Cepa, For Mutagenicity Analysis of the Jamari River Valley, Western Amazon, Brazil
  Author(s): Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Francisco Carlos da Silva, Renato André Zan and Leandro José RamosDionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Francisco Carlos da Silva, Renato André Zan and Leandro José Ramos
  
  This study aimed to make technique adjustment of micronuclei in Allium cepa, recommended by Fiskejö [1], by replacing methanol and Giemsa by triarilmetano the 0,1%, xantenos the 0,1% and tiazinas the 0,1%. We obtained good results with the replacement, as its efficiency in stain nucleic acids, obtaining a good visualization of cells, mitotic index, micronuclei, anaphase and telophase bridges, and this methodology is indicated in future examinations of mutagenicity in the river Vale do Jamari... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000127

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