Chronic low-dose exposure to chlorpyrifos reduces life span in a wild fish by accelerating aging.

Kai Huang, Zihan Zhang, Guixin Han, Ren Kong, Haiyu Qin, Hui Zhang, Robert J Letcher, Wenhui Qiu, Chunsheng Liu, Jianbo Shi, Jason R Rohr

MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Quality and Health, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China. · pubmed

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Abstract

Low concentrations of chemicals are widespread in the environment, but exploration of the effects of their chronic exposures on animal life span in the wild is limited. Field investigations showed that fish populations of lake skygazer (

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Research summary

Chronic low-dose exposure to chlorpyrifos accelerates aging and reduces lifespan in wild fish. This study explores the effects of environmental toxins on aging and lifespan, which is directly relevant to understanding the mechanisms of aging.

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