Article
[Chromosomal instability in offspring of voles in unfavorable radiation zones].
Genetika - 1 May 2000
Gileva E A, Nokhrin D Iu, Starichenko V I
Abstract excerpt
A high frequency of cells having chromosomal aberrations was shown to be preserved in the first generation of laboratory offspring of common voles, whose ancestors were captured near the East Ural radioactive track (EURT). In F2 and F3, a decrease in frequency was observed. Most likely, the cytogenetic effects observed were caused by environmental contamination with plutonium in the locality of capture. An...
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