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Somatic cell mutation induced by sunlight in Drosophila.
Journal of epidemiology - 1 Dec 1999
Negishi T, Takinami S, Nikaido O, Mochizuki M, Toyoshima M
Abstract excerpt
There is ample epidemiological evidence showing that sunlight can cause skin cancer in the human. In experimental studies, simulated sunlight or UV lamps are used for demonstrating carcinogenesis and other biological effects. Little studies, however, have been performed using natural sunlight itself. In this work, we have examined the mutagenicity of natural sunlight in Drosophila. The Drosophila wing spot test...
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