title: [Interpopulation defferences in parameters of hemocyte DNA-comets of snail Lymnaea stagnalis from regions with the different environmental load].
abstract: The research of hemocytes of snail Lymnaea stagnalis from regions with different environmental load has been carried out by means of DNA-comet assay. Significant interpopulation distinctions in parameters of hemocytes DNA comets, and also significant differences of sensitivity of hemocyte genetic matherial in snails form different ecological zones to the influence of external damaging factors (in particular, heavy metals) have been revealed by means of the software analysis of hemocyte DNA-comet images. Since the two populations of mollusks are characterized by high genetic identity, the different levels of proliferative processes in hemocytes of snail Lymnaea stagnalis from different ecological zones (that we revealed using the comet assay) may act as an indicator of the intensity of damaging effects and environmental quality.
authors.forename: O Iu
authors.initials: OIu
authors.lastname: Koneva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D020552:Comet Assay; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006434:Hemocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008195:Lymnaea / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002094:Republic of Belarus; D012984:Software; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive