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Dominant lethal effect of 60Co gamma radiation in Biomphalaria glabrata (SAY, 1818).
Mutation research - 11 Jul 2004
de Freitas Tallarico Lenita, Okazaki Kayo, Kawano Toshie, de Bragança Pereira Carlos Alberto, Nakano Eliana
Abstract excerpt
The dominant lethal effects of gamma radiation of 60Co in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata were studied. Three groups of 13 wild-type snails were irradiated with single doses of 2.5; 10 and 20 Gy. Crossings were carried out at intervals of 7, 17, 23, 30 and 36 days after irradiation. The dominant lethal effect was observed only at the first crossing occurring 7 days after irradiation with 2.5 Gy. With 10 and 20...
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