Toxicological assessment of a commercial imidacloprid formulation: evidence of systemic, oxidative and genotoxic effects in rats.
Imidacloprid (IMI) is a neonicotinoid insecticide used in agriculture, domestic environments, and veterinary medicine. The objective of this study was to evaluate possible toxic effects of an IMI based commercial formulation on oxidative parameters, renal and mitochondrial functions and genotoxicity. Adult Wistar rats...