Induction of adaptive response in Drosophila after exposure to low doses of UVB

Demir E., Kocaoglu S., KAYA B., Marcos R.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION BIOLOGY, vol.86, no.11, pp.957-963, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 86 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/09553002.2010.496026
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION BIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.957-963
  • Keywords: genotoxicity, adaptive response, UVB light, Drosophila melanogaster, wing spot test, WING-SPOT-TEST, INDUCED DNA-DAMAGE, SOMATIC-CELL MUTATION, CHROMATID ABERRATIONS, SKIN CARCINOGENESIS, REPAIR-PROFICIENT, HUMAN-LYMPHOCYTES, MALEIC HYDRAZIDE, RECOMBINATION, RADIATION
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the adaptive response induced by low doses of ultraviolet-B (UVB, 290-320 nm) radiation in the Drosophila wing spot test.