Spontaneous and benzo[a]pyrene-induced micronuclei in the embryos of the black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus L.)
The spontaneous levels of micronuclei in erythrocytes were established in embryos of the black-headed gull of two natural populations. In total 216 blood samples from the same number of individuals were examined. A statistically significant decrease in the number of spontaneous micronucleated erythr...
| Published in: | Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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| Online Access: | http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB3264619&prefLang=en_US |
| Summary: | The spontaneous levels of micronuclei in erythrocytes were established in embryos of the black-headed gull of two natural populations. In total 216 blood samples from the same number of individuals were examined. A statistically significant decrease in the number of spontaneous micronucleated erythrocytes was found after 13 days of incubation. We found no statistically significant difference in the spontaneous frequencies of micronucleated erythrocytes in the embryos of the two colonies studied, although they differed in anthropogenic load. |
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