Growth and neurite stimulating effects of the neonicotinoid pesticide clothianidin on human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.114777
Abstract: Neonicotinoids are one of most widely used pesticides targeting nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) of insects. Recent epidemiological evidence revealed increasing amounts of neonicotinoids detected in human samples, raising the critical question of whether neonicotinoids affect… read more here.
Keywords: neonicotinoid pesticide; effects neonicotinoid; pesticide clothianidin; human neuroblastoma ... See more keywords
A neonicotinoid pesticide impairs foraging, but not learning, in free-flying bumblebees
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39701-5
Abstract: Neonicotinoids are widely-used pesticides implicated in the decline of bees, known to have sub-lethal effects on bees’ foraging and colony performance. One proposed mechanism for these negative effects is impairment to bees’ ability to learn… read more here.
Keywords: neonicotinoid pesticide; learning free; foraging learning; pesticide impairs ... See more keywords