Increased radioresistance of offspring in rats after maternal stimulation with benzene blood cell extracts.
Benzene extracts from human blood cells were inoculated intraperitoneally into female rats on days 13, 17, and 21 of pregnancy. Their offspring at 13 to 15 weeks of ago were irradiated with gamma rays for 49 h, with a total dose of 15.6 Gy. The number of survivors 30 days after irradiation was significantly greater in offspring from mothers treated with extracts as compared with controls.
Cabadaj
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Department of General Biology, Faculty of Science, P. J. Safárik University, Kosíee.
Filová
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D000818:Animals; D001554:Benzene; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007114:Immunization; D011247:Pregnancy; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D051381:Rats
D001554:Benzene