[Cytogenetic characteristics of seed offspring of leafy tree plants from one-kilometer zone of Novovoronezh nuclear power station]

Radiats Biol Radioecol. 2004 Jul-Aug;44(4):445-57.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Cytogenetic characteristics (mitotic activity, level and spectrum of pathological mitoses, nucleoly characteristics) of seed offspring of Quercus robur L. and Betula pendula Roth from Novovoronezh nuclear power station's 1-kilometer zone have been studied. It has been shown the change of time of passing though mitotic stages by cells, the increasing of bridges frequency occur in spectrum of mitotic aberrations (that shows activation of reparation systems), the change in nucleoly characteristics (the part of polynucleolaris cells increase in case of oak and decrease in case of birch, the rase of surface square of single nucleolies). The phenomena, mean above, probably, induced by synergic effects of Novovoronezh nuclear power station and environment pollutants. The most contaminated territories of 1-kilometer zone of Novovoronezh nuclear power station have been discovered by means of methods of cluster analysis of total cytogenetic characteristics of tree plants seed offspring.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromosome Aberrations
  • Mitosis
  • Power Plants*
  • Russia
  • Trees / cytology
  • Trees / genetics
  • Trees / radiation effects*