Abstract
Control and X-irradiated male mice from the BALB/c strain, 3 or 12 mth old, have been mated with 3 mth old virgin females from the same strain. Dissection of the females on the 17th day after the beginning of the mating has shown that the preimplantation loss is increased when the males are 12 mth old, whereas exposure to ionizing radiations enhances only the postimplantation loss. It is possible that the increase in preimplantation loss results from some changes in the vitality or fertilizing capacity of the spermatozoa.
| Translated title of the contribution | Effect of the age of the male on the spontaneous and radiation induced prenatal lethality observed in mice |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 679-681 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de ses Filiales |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology