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Inheritable precocious opening of the vagina in laboratory rats exposed to 300 R and 200 R of X-rays on day 6 of their intrauterine life

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A highly significant inheritable advancement in opening of the vagina in laboratory rats has been induced by the X-ray application to pregnant females of different filial generations originating from the X-irradiated F0 embryos. The reaction to X-rays has so far been followed through 9 filial generations.

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  1. Boris Kidrič Institute, P.O. Box 522, YU-11000, Beograd, Yugoslavia

    P. N. Martinovitch, N. Živković & D. Pavić

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Martinovitch, P.N., Živković, N. & Pavić, D. Inheritable precocious opening of the vagina in laboratory rats exposed to 300 R and 200 R of X-rays on day 6 of their intrauterine life. Experientia 33, 1438–1439 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01918792

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