Journal
DOSE-RESPONSE
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 460-468Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.12-033.Sarapultseva
Keywords
low-dose irradiation; Daphnia; life-span; transgenerational
Funding
- Federal Target Program 'Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of innovative Russia' [N P968]
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Purpose: To analyze the long-term effects of exposure to low-dose gamma-irradiation on survival and life span in directly irradiated Daphnia magna and their offspring. Materials and methods: One-day-old Daphnia magna were exposed to 10, 100 and 1000 mGy of acute gamma-rays. The life-span of irradiated and control animals, as well as their non-exposed progeny was analyzed. Results: Irradiation at dose of 100 and 1000 mGy resulted in a significant decrease in the life span of irradiated Daphnia. The data presented here also show that the survival of non-exposed first-generation offspring of irradiated parents is significantly compromised, thus implying the presence of transgenerational effects. Conclusion: The results of our study show that low-dose irradiation significantly reduces the life-span of directly exposed Daphnia and their first-generation offspring. The observed compromised viability is most likely attributed to non-targeted effects of ionizing radiation.
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