Discrimination between the effects of X-ray irradiation of the mouse oocyte and uterus on the induction of dominant lethals and congenital anomalies. II. Localised irradiation experiments |
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Authors: | J D West K M Kirk Y Goyder M F Lyon |
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Institution: | MRC Radiobiology Unit, Harwell, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RD Great Britain |
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Abstract: | In order to evaluate whether irradiation of the postimplantation maternal environment contributed to the induction of postimplantation mortality or congenital anomalies, mouse ovaries were surgically exteriorised and selectively irradiated or shielded in a specially constructed apparatus. The results show that exposure of the mouse abdomen and uterus to 3.70 Gy X-rays, 15-21 days prior to conception, has no significant effect on the incidence of either postimplantation mortality or congenital anomalies. Exposure of the ovaries to 3.27 Gy X-rays during the same period, however, increased the frequency of both postimplantation mortality and congenital anomalies. |
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