Genetic ecotoxicology III: The relationship between DNA strand breaks and genotype in mosquito fish exposed to radiation

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 227-235

  Theodorakis, Christopher W ^a   Shugart, Lee R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LR Shugart and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; DNA strand break; Genetic ecotoxicology; Genotype; Mosquito fish; Radionuclide contamination; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; X RAY;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 0031689676     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008990828651     Document Type: Article

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