title: Effect of X-rays on Xenopus tadpoles.
abstract: Irradiation of Xenopus tadpoles may cause precocious metamorphosis related to deprivation of food caused by gut damage. This makes the interpretation of the effects of X-rays on individual organs systems, such as the gonads, difficult.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000528:radiation effects; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000528:radiation effects; D006066:Gonads / Q000528:radiation effects; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D004247:DNA