Abstract: The objective of this experiment is to quantify the amount of chromosomal damage that occurs from using diagnostic x-ray procedures. The range of radiation exposure is increased by approximately 15% starting at 40 kVp and ending at 90 kVp. These numbers are used because they are the upper amounts of diagnostic x-ray exposure and some therapeutic levels, such as CT scans. The degree of chromosomal fragmentation is determined by quantifying DNA repair enzyme activity on whole cell preparations of early chicken embryos.

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Title

• Are Your Eggs Broken? A Study of Chromosomal Breakages in Irradiated Chicken Embryos.

Last modified

• 06/06/2024

Creator

• Rheinecker, Renee

Contributor

• Missouri Southern State University

Date Created

• 2013

Identifier

• vital:11345

Language

• eng

Publisher

• Missouri Southern State University (Joplin, Mo.)

Resource Type

• Dissertation

Source

• Missouri Southern State University Archive

Subject

• Academic theses
• Radiation -- Measurement
• Immunohistochemistry
• DNA damage -- Research -- Methodology
• DNA damage -- Effect of radiation on

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• All documents property of Missouri Southern State University. Contact [email protected] for further information.

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