10.6084/m9.figshare.11267204.v1
Camilo Riaño-Quintero
Camilo
Riaño-Quintero
Edwin Gómez-Ramírez
Edwin
Gómez-Ramírez
Hernán Hurtado-Giraldo
Hernán
Hurtado-Giraldo
Glyphosate commercial formulation effects on preoptic area and hypothalamus of Cardinal Neon Paracheirodon axelrodi (Characiformes: Characidae)
SciELO journals
2019
Herbicide
Mastocyte-like cells
Ornamental fish
Survival
2019-11-27 02:50:22
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Glyphosate_commercial_formulation_effects_on_preoptic_area_and_hypothalamus_of_Cardinal_Neon_Paracheirodon_axelrodi_Characiformes_Characidae_/11267204
<div><p>ABSTRACT In Colombia the use of glyphosate commercial formulations (Roundup™) for spraying have left deleterious effects on animals and humans. Much of this spraying takes place at the Orinoco basin, habitat of one of the most exported ornamental fish in Colombia, Cardinal neon. To evaluate the effect of Roundup Activo™ four experimental treatments were carried out with 0 mg/L (T1), 0.1 mg/L (T2), 1 mg/L (T3) and 5 mg/L (T4) during 30 days of exposure. The fishes were processed for high-resolution optical microscopy. The main finding of Roundup Activo™ exposure was an increase in mast cells number in brain blood vessels and some neuronal nuclei of the preoptic and posterior diencephalic areas, including hypothalamus. A correlation between concentrations and mast cells number was observed, with the largest mast cells number in T4 treatment. Mast cells presence is a stress benchmark, suggesting the beginning of allergic, inflammatory and apoptotic events. Presence of mast cells in these brain areas may lead to alterations on reproduction, visual and olfactory information integration among other processes. These alterations may result in diminished survival, affecting the conservation of this species in its natural habitat.</p></div>