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Correlation between induced embryo toxicity and absorption dose of enriched uranium in testes

Correlation between induced embryo toxicity and absorption dose of enriched uranium in testes

Zhu Shou-Peng
Lun Ming-Yue
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.7, No.3pp.65-70Published in print 01 Aug 1996
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Doses of enriched uranium in testes inducing dominant lethality and skeletal abnormalities in offsprings are estimated. When intratesticular injection dose is 0.4~60µg enriched uranium; from intake to insemination, testes could receive 9.14×10-5 ~ 1.38 × 10-2 Gy radiation dose. Experimental results show that with the increase in the absorption dose, the number of living fetuses in a litter decreases, dominant lethality and skeletal abnormalities rise. It should be noted that relationship between the injected dose(I in µg) and the incidence of dominant skeletal abnormalities (S in %)in the offsprings can be represented by equation: S = 28.84 + 0.84 I.

Enriched uraniumAbsorption doseTestesDominant lethalitySkeletal abnormalities
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