Glyphosate and convulsions in C. elegans (VIDEO)

Florida Atlantic University

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The study found that the active ingredient glyphosate exacerbated convulsions in C. elegans and suggest the GABA-A receptor as a neurological target for the observed physiological changes.

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Nirthieca Suthakaran

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