EFFECTS OF X-IRRADIATION ON MAMMALIAN OOCYTES IN ORGAN CULTURE

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作者
BAKER, TG
NEAL, P
机构
[1] Department of Anatomy, University of Birmingham
[2] Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 3, Chalmers Street
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BIOPHYSIK | 1969年 / 6卷 / 01期
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10.1007/BF01403867
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Q6 [生物物理学];
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071011 ;
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A technique for maintaining mammalian ovaries in organ culture is described. Ovaries of rats, mice, monkeys and humans have been maintained in a histologically normal condition for up to 20 days in culture, during which many were X-irradiated. The doses of X-rays required to destroy all the primordial oocytes in organ cultures are similar to those reported for in vivo studies. The human foetal ovary is resistant to X-irradiation. Some oocytes survive for 7 days following exposure to 4000 R in organ culture. The radiation sensitivity of the human ovary is discussed: it would appear that it is amongst the most resistant to oocyte-killing known. © 1969 Springer-Verlag.
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