Abstract
The present study was carried out to evaluate the mutagenicity of tritium, administered as tritiated water, in Drosophila melanogaster. Larvae were fed on tritium-treated medium during their development. Germinal and somatic mutation induction was detected by means of the sex-linked recessive lethal and the wing spot tests, respectively. Our results show that β-radiation from tritium is able to induce significant increases in the frequency of both germinal and somatic mutations. © 1992.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 43-46 |
Journal | Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology |
Volume | 278 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1992 |
Keywords
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Germinal mutation
- Somatic mutation
- Tritium