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Reduction of background mutations by low-dose X irradiation of Drosophila spermatocytes at a low dose rate.
Radiation research - 1 Feb 2007
Koana Takao, Okada Mikie O, Ogura Keiji, Tsujimura Hidenobu, Sakai Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
A sex-linked recessive lethal mutation assay was performed in Drosophila melanogaster using immature spermatocytes and spermatogonia irradiated with X rays at a high or low dose rate. The mutation frequency in the sperm irradiated with a low dose at a low dose rate was significantly lower than that in the sham-irradiated group, whereas irradiation with a high dose resulted in a significant increase in the...
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