Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 37-42

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201585010037

Study of interaction of low doses of ionizing radiation with selected pesticides on Artemia franciscana

Michaela Špalková1, Katarína Beňová1, Petr Dvořák2, Marcel Falis3, Andrej Renčko1

1University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Biology and Genetics, Košice, Slovak Republic
2University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Brno, Czech Republic
3University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Košice, Slovak Republic

Received July 2, 2014
Accepted October 22, 2014

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