Article
Effects of reduced natural background radiation on Drosophila melanogaster growth and development as revealed by the FLYINGLOW program.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Jan 2018
Morciano Patrizia, Iorio Roberto, Iovino Daniela, Cipressa Francesca, Esposito Giuseppe, Porrazzo Antonella, Satta Luigi, Alesse Edoardo, Tabocchini Maria Antonella, Cenci Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Natural background radiation of Earth and cosmic rays played a relevant role during the evolution of living organisms. However, how chronic low doses of radiation can affect biological processes is still unclear. Previous data have indicated that cells grown at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory (LNGS, L'Aquila) of National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) of Italy, where the dose rate of cosmic rays and...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Animals
- Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
- Background Radiation
- Behavior, Animal
- Cosmic Radiation
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Fertility
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genotype