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EVALUATION OF ROUNDUP® TOXICITY IN HUMAN LUNG CELLS

İNSAN AKCİĞER HÜCRELERİNDE ROUNDUP® TOKSİSİTESİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Burcu Ünlü Endirlik(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-5960-1036
Elçin Bakır(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-5333-8273
Aysun Ökçesiz(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9130-2853
Zuhal Hamurcu(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0711-4014
Ayşe Eken(ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4830-5770
Aylin Gürbay(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8571-1092
Pages
260–268
Publication Date
2023-01-20
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Objective: In this study, toxic effects of Roundup, one of the most common glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), were assessed on human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B).

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: In this study, toxic effects of Roundup, one of the most common glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), were assessed on human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B).
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Key Findings & Data:Objective: In this study, toxic effects of Roundup, one of the most common glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), were assessed on human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B).
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Conclusion & Impact:Objective: In this study, toxic effects of Roundup, one of the most common glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), were assessed on human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B).
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:Apoptosis · glyphosate · lung cells

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Objective: In this study, toxic effects of Roundup, one of the most common glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), were assessed on human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B).

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada, en yaygın olarak kullanılan glifosat bazlı herbisitlerden (GBH) biri olan Roundup’ın, insan bronşiyal epitel hücrelerine (BEAS-2B) toksik etkileri değerlendirilmiştir.

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Endirlik, B. Ü., Bakır, E., Ökçesiz, A., Hamurcu, Z., Eken, A., Gürbay, A. (2023). EVALUATION OF ROUNDUP® TOXICITY IN HUMAN LUNG CELLS. Ankara Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 47 Sayı: 1, 260–268. https://doi.org/10.33483/jfpau.1200312

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