Effect of irradiation on testicular cells of opossum. Strahlentherapie 1977 Jul;153(7):470-3
Date
07/01/1977Pubmed ID
898211Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0017406918 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Five months old male opossums were exposed to 5000 rd wholebody 60Co gamma-radiation. Testes tissues from animals sacrificed at 16, 40 and 90 hours post-irradiation and from nonirradiated animales were used for enzymatic and histological studies. Electrophoretic pattern of lactate dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase was slightly disturbed in early hours in irradiated animals, but it did not persist beyond 40 hours postirradiation. Histological study indicates 31% survival of type A spermatogonia suggesting high radioresistance of testes tissue in comparison to other animals.
Author List
Prasad N, Prasad R, Bushong SC, North LBAuthor
Lauren North MD Assistant Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsCobalt Radioisotopes
Gamma Rays
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
Male
Opossums
Radiation Tolerance
Spermatogonia
Spermatozoa
Testis