title: Neutron flow exposure as a test for survival of Artemia salina spores.
abstract: Live and heat-inactivated Artemia salina spores (samples with the same mass and filling density) were exposed to a flow of thermal neutrons from a (252)Cf radioactive source at an equivalent dose power of about 1 microSv/h. Irradiation led to a 4-fold acceleration of nauplius development and to modification of the element profiles of live spores. The difference between absorption/diffusion of thermal neutrons by live and dead spores was revealed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Hydrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, State Oceanographic Institute, Russian Hydrometeocenter, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Matveeva
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Smirnov
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Vodennikov
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Semenov
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Kolesnikov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Syroeshkin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001156:Artemia / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D018533:Biomass; D002142:Californium; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009502:Neutrons; D013170:Spores / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D002142:Californium