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Paraskeva Michailova
Researcher at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Publications - 96
Citations - 847
Paraskeva Michailova is an academic researcher from Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polytene chromosome & Chironomus riparius. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 94 publications receiving 802 citations.
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Heavy metal accumulation, heat shock protein expression and cytogenetic changes in Tetrix tenuicornis (L.) (Tetrigidae, Orthoptera) from polluted areas.
TL;DR: Insects exposed to heavy metals showed only small changes, and rather a decrease in the concentration of constitutive and inducible heat shock proteins Hsp70, the level of which increases under stress conditions.
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Cytogenetic characteristics of a population of Chironomus riparius Meigen 1804 ( Diptera, Chironomidae ) from a polluted Po river station
Paraskeva Michailova,Ninel Petrova,Lillian Ramella,Gabriella Sella,Jordanka Todorova,Vincenzo Zelano +5 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis is advanced that such a high frequency of structural rearrangements could be correlated with genomic distribution of specific mobile elements.
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Genotoxic effect of copper on salivary gland polytene chromosomes of Chironomus riparius Meigen 1804 (Diptera, Chironomidae).
Paraskeva Michailova,Ninel Petrova,Julia Ilkova,S. Bovero,S. Brunetti,Keith N. White,Gabriella Sella +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the appearance of structural and functional chromosome aberrations are more sensitive indicators of acute Cu toxicity in chironomid larvae than changes in external morphology.
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Structural-functional rearrangements in chromosome G in Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae) collected from a heavy metal-polluted area near Turin, Italy
TL;DR: A natural population of Chironomus riparius from the heavy metal-polluted Piedmont station (Italy) was analysed and for the first time it was established that there was an activation at the telomere region of chromosome G.
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Does biodiversity of macroinvertebrates and genome response of Chironomidae larvae (Diptera) reflect heavy metal pollution in a small pond
TL;DR: The somatic functional and structural alterations in Chironomidae species are particular suitable as biomarkers—they can be easily identified and used for detecting toxic agents in the environment.