title: [Chromosome analysis of the lymphocytes of wild rats living close to waterways contaminated with effluents from nuclear plants].
abstract: Chromosomes of peripheral lymphocytes of wild rats living in the vicinity of a water stream contaminated by radioactive liquid releases from nuclear stations were studied. Our observations show that the quantities of radionuclides accumulated in different organs of the exposed rats were in some animals slightly but not significantly higher than in the control ones. Such low internal radioactivity does not result in an enhancement of the yield of structural chromosome aberrations. Since the radiosensitivity of rat chromosomes is roughly comparable to that of human chromosomes one has to conclude that our results can be extrapolated to human beings.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009154:Mutation; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste
vernacular_title: Analyse chromosomique des lymphocytes de rats sauvages vivant au voisinage d'un cours d'eau contaminé par les effluents d'installations nucléaires.