Parental exposure of the freshwater snail Planorbella pilsbryi to copper results in transgenerational effects in offspring.

ABSTRACT: Although not assessed in standard ecotoxicological tests, exposure to a toxicant that does not result in an observable adverse effect in the parents may lead to transgenerational effects. These are adverse effects observed in unexposed offspring as a result of their parents' exposure to a toxicant. The goal of this study was to investigate whether transgenerational effects are observed in freshwater snails exposed to a toxicant. Using copper (Cu) as a reference toxicant, this study investigated whether the magnitude of exposure to the parents of the freshwater snail Planorbella pilsbryi resulted in a change in sensitivity of juvenile snails to a subsequent aqueous exposure of Cu. This study also investigated whether transgenerational effects observed in juvenile snails born to exposed pare

SUBMITTER: Osborne RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816282 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature