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Luz A Silva-Torres

TitlePhD
Faculty RankAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Puerto Rico - Medical Science Campus
DepartmentPharmacology and Toxicology
AddressUPR Medical Sciences Campus
Guillermo Arbona
San Juan PR 00926
Phone+17877582525
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    1. Silva-Torres LA, Mozayani A. Xylazine abuse, the growing risk: A review of its effects, upsurge use and associated fatalities in the USA and Puerto Rico. J Forensic Leg Med. 2024 Nov; 108:102780. PMID: 39454518.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Silva-Torres L, Vel?z C, Alvarez L, Zayas B. Xylazine as a drug of abuse and its effects on the generation of reactive species and DNA damage on human umbilical vein endothelial cells. J Toxicol. 2014; 2014:492609. PMID: 25435874.
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    3. Silva-Torres LA, V?lez C, Lyvia Alvarez J, Ortiz JG, Zayas B. Toxic effects of xylazine on endothelial cells in combination with cocaine and 6-monoacetylmorphine. Toxicol In Vitro. 2014 Oct; 28(7):1312-9. PMID: 25017475.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    4. Ruiz-Col?n K, Mart?nez MA, Silva-Torres LA, Chavez-Arias C, Mel?ndez-Negr?n M, Conte-Miller MS, Bloom-Oquendo J. Simultaneous determination of xylazine, free morphine, codeine, 6-acetylmorphine, cocaine and benzoylecgonine in postmortem blood by UPLC-MS-MS. J Anal Toxicol. 2012 Jun; 36(5):319-26. PMID: 22582266.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
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