Relative gene expression, micronuclei formation, and ultrastructure alterations induced by heavy metal contamination in Pimelia latreillei (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in an urban-industrial area of Alexandria, Egypt

• Lamia M. El-Samad ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Lamia M. El-Samad, Saeed El-Ashram

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dr_lamialina11@yahoo.com (LMES); saeed_elashram@yahoo.com (SEA)

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4352-5742

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• Saeed El-Ashram ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Lamia M. El-Samad, Saeed El-Ashram

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dr_lamialina11@yahoo.com (LMES); saeed_elashram@yahoo.com (SEA)

  Affiliations College of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0389-1980

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• Dalia A. Kheirallah,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

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• Karolin K. Abdul-Aziz,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, El Beheira, Damanhour, Egypt

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• Noura A. Toto,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, El Beheira, Damanhour, Egypt

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• El Hassan M. Mokhamer

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, El Beheira, Damanhour, Egypt

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2257-3929

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