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Research Article

High sensitivity of rat foetal germ cells to low dose-rate irradiation

Pages 529-538 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

  • cells, which spread their apoptotic signal to the
  • surrounding cells; or both. If these explanations are Allan, D. J., Gobe, G. C. and Harmon, B. V., 1988, Sertoli cell death by apoptosis in the immature rat testis following
  • valid, clusters of apoptotic cells should be observed. x-irradiation. Scanning Microscopy, 2, 503-512.
  • This is eåectively the case: numerous clusters of three Allan, D. J., Harmon, B. V. and Roberts, S. A., 1992,
  • or more apoptotic cells per tubule cross-section were Spermatogonial apoptosis has three morphologically
  • observed 24 h after irradiation at day 15 p.c. The recognizable phases and shows no circadian rythm during
  • variation of mitotic index of Sertoli cells exposed to normal spermatogenesis in the rat. Cell Proliferation, 25, 241-250.
  • 5 Gy at 19 p.c. were divided into three phases: (1) a Beaumont, H. M., 1960, Changes in the radiosensitivity of the
  • strong decrease (5 h post-irradiation); (2) a return to testis during foetal development. International Journal of

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