Heritable chromosome rearrangements induced in rat spermatids by x-irradiation.
The induction of reciprocal translocations by an exposure of rat spermatids to X-irradiation has been studied by cytological examination of dividing spermatocytes of F1 sons. The incidence of F1 translocated males was found to vary from 7.89% after exposure to 125 R to 22.44% after exposure to 500 R.
D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D008938:Mitosis / Q000528:radiation effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013087:Spermatids / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic