Research Article

Acute Exposure to Permethrin Modulates Behavioral Functions, Redox, and Bioenergetics Parameters and Induces DNA Damage and Cell Death in Larval Zebrafish

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Effects of permethrin exposure (25 and 50 μg/L) in the Nrf2-related antioxidant response in zebrafish larvae. Amplification of the antioxidant system was estimated by fluorescence microscopy using two different zebrafish reporter lines. Expression of EGFP in (a) Tg(HSP70:EGFP) and (b) Tg(EPRE:LUC-EGFP) in zebrafish larvae. Relative fluorescence levels and representative images are shown for each transgenic construct and exposure group. Arrows indicate the presence of cells expressing high fluorescence in the caudal region of zebrafish larvae. Values are expressed as and were analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey post hoc comparison. Groups not sharing letters are significantly different ().
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