Journal article
Gamma radiation-induced heritable mutations at repetitive DNA loci in out-bred mice
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that expanded-simple-tandem-repeat (ESTR) DNA loci are efficient genetic markers for detecting radiation-induced germline mutations in mice. Dose responses following irradiation, however, have only been characterized in a small number of inbred mouse strains, and no studies have applied ESTRs to examine potential modifiers of radiation risk, such as adaptive response. We gamma-irradiated groups of male out-bred …
Authors
Somers CM; Sharma R; Quinn JS; Boreham DR
Journal
Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, Vol. 568, No. 1, pp. 69–78
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2004
DOI
10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.06.047
ISSN
0027-5107