Genetic effects induced by neutrons in Drosophila melanogaster I. Determination of absorbed dose.
A method to obtain the absorbed dose in Drosophila melanogaster irradiated in the thermal column facility of the Triga Mark III Reactor has been developed. The method is based on the measurements of neutron activation of gold foils produced by neutron capture to obtain the neutron fluxes. These fluxes, combined with the calculations of kinetic energy released per unit mass, enables one to obtain the absorbed doses in Drosophila melanogaster.
Delfin
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Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, México, DF, Mexico. adl@nuclear.inin.mx
Paredes
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Zambrano
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Guzmán-Rincón
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Ureña-Nuñez
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D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005214:Fast Neutrons; D009154:Mutation; D009502:Neutrons; D011995:Recombination, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects