Ultraviolet radiation induces structural and chromatin damage in Mediterranean sea-urchin spermatozoa

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 673, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-73

  Pruski, Audrey M ^a,b   Nahon, Sarah ^a,b   Escande, Marie Line ^a,b   Charles, François ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin integrity; Comet assay; Sea urchins; Spermatozoa; Ultrastructure; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSPHERE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; COASTAL WATERS; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GENE FREQUENCY; HERITABILITY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOSIS INDEX; MITOSIS RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; SEA URCHIN; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SEA URCHINS; SPERMATOZOA; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; SPHAERECHINUS GRANULARIS;

EID: 58949089360     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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