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Somatic mutation in larvae of the silkworm, Bombyx mori, induced by heavy ion irradiation to diapause eggs.
Journal of radiation research - 1 Dec 2002
Kotani Eiji, Furusawa Toshiharu, Nagaoka Shunji, Nojima Kumie, Fujii Hiroshi, Sugimura Yukio, Ichida Masatoshi, Suzuki Eiko, Nagamatsu Aiko, Todo Takeshi, Ikenaga Mituo
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In order to investigate whether eggs of the black-striped strain (P(S)) of the silkworm, Bombyx mori, represent an appropriate model for estimating the biological effect of cosmic radiation, radiosensitivity of the eggs against X-rays and heavy ion particles was examined as ground-based experimen...
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