Publications by authors named "E A M Gilroy"
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- The chronic toxicity of perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs), particularly PFBS and PFHxS, is becoming a concern as their presence in the environment increases, but their effects are largely unexplored.
- Researchers exposed northern leopard frog tadpoles to various concentrations of PFBS and PFHxS and monitored their growth, development, stress levels, and immune responses, finding that high concentrations (1000 μg/L) significantly impacted liver health and altered fatty acid profiles.
- Notably, exposure to PFHxS at lower environmentally relevant levels (0.1 μg/L) increased the likelihood of tadpoles developing as females, indicating potential endocrine disruption during early development.
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- Drought stress is increasingly threatening plant growth and agricultural yields worldwide as climate conditions worsen and water resources diminish.
- Research has shown that DNA methylation plays a significant role in how plants respond to drought by regulating gene expression and development, though the exact mechanisms are not fully understood.
- This review synthesizes the latest findings on DNA methylation's impact on drought stress, highlighting detection methods, alteration mechanisms, and a call for more specific identification of genes and pathways involved in drought resistance.
Short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) have been detected in the environment globally. The presence and persistence of these compounds in the environment may lead to chronic wildlife exposure. We used northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) tadpoles to investigate the chronic toxicity and the bioconcentration of two short-chain PFCAs, perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) and perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMunicipal wastewater effluent is one of the largest sources of pollution entering surface waters in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Exposure to wastewater effluent has been associated with impaired immune systems and induction of genotoxicity to aquatic animals. Due to habitat degradation and environmental pollution linked to industrial development and population growth, several regions of the Great Lakes have been designated Areas of Concern (AOCs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe growth-defense trade-off in plants is a phenomenon whereby plants must balance the allocation of their resources between developmental growth and defense against attack by pests and pathogens. Consequently, there are a series of points where growth signaling can negatively regulate defenses and where defense signaling can inhibit growth. Light perception by various photoreceptors has a major role in the control of growth and thus many points where it can influence defense.
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