Genetic basis of susceptibility for development of neoplasms following treatment with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) or X-rays in the platyfish/swordtail system
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- specialia
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 34 (6) , 780-782
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01947324
Abstract
Specific genotypes of the xiphophorine fish develop neoplasms following treatment with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea or X-rays. Several of these neoplasms can be related to the presence of specific chromosomes. The implications of these findings are discussed.Keywords
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