@misc{MeyerSchulzJeibmannetal.2014, author = {Meyer, S{\"o}ren and Schulz, Jacqueline and Jeibmann, Astrid and Taleshi, Mojtaba S. and Ebert, Franziska and Francesconi, Kevin and Schwerdtle, Tanja}, title = {Arsenic-containing hydrocarbons are toxic in the in vivo model Drosophila melanogaster}, volume = {11}, number = {6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-76819}, pages = {2010 -- 2014}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Arsenic-containing hydrocarbons (AsHC) constitute one group of arsenolipids that have been identified in seafood. In this first in vivo toxicity study for AsHCs, we show that AsHCs exert toxic effects in Drosophila melanogaster in a concentration range similar to that of arsenite. In contrast to arsenite, however, AsHCs cause developmental toxicity in the late developmental stages of Drosophila melanogaster. This work illustrates the need for a full characterisation of the toxicity of AsHCs in experimental animals to finally assess the risk to human health related to the presence of arsenolipids in seafood.}, language = {en} } @article{MeyerSchulzJeibmannetal.2014, author = {Meyer, S{\"o}ren and Schulz, Jacqueline and Jeibmann, Astrid and Taleshi, Mojtaba S. and Ebert, Franziska and Francesconi, Kevin and Schwerdtle, Tanja}, title = {Arsenic-containing hydrocarbons are toxic in the in vivo model Drosophila melanogaster}, series = {Metallomics}, journal = {Metallomics}, editor = {Schwerdtle, Tanja}, publisher = {The Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1756-5901}, pages = {2010 -- 2014}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Arsenic-containing hydrocarbons (AsHC) constitute one group of arsenolipids that have been identified in seafood. In this first in vivo toxicity study for AsHCs, we show that AsHCs exert toxic effects in Drosophila melanogaster in a concentration range similar to that of arsenite. In contrast to arsenite, however, AsHCs cause developmental toxicity in the late developmental stages of Drosophila melanogaster. This work illustrates the need for a full characterisation of the toxicity of AsHCs in experimental animals to finally assess the risk to human health related to the presence of arsenolipids in seafood.}, language = {en} }