Radiation damage to bull sperm motility. I. X-ray effects and target theory.

Biophysical journal ·Vol. 9 ·No. 6 ·1969-06-00 ·Pages 822-32

van Herpen G, Rikmenspoel R

Abstract

Diluted bull semen samples were irradiated with 180 kv X-rays. Dose response curves were measured for the survival fraction of the spermatozoa, and for the average velocity of the surviving cells. The dose response curves did not show a sensitivity threshold. The half-value dose was determined as 11 kr for the survival fraction and 10 kr for the average velocity. Target theory was adapted specially to explain the form of the measured dose response curves. From this target theory it was found that a small sensitive element is present in the sperm cell with a volume of approximately 0.7(5) x 10(-15) cm(3).

MeSH Terms

Animals Cattle Cell Biology Cell Movement Male Models, Theoretical Radiation Effects Spermatozoa/radiation effects

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van Herpen G

Rikmenspoel R

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Article Info

Journal

Biophysical journal

Abbr.

Biophys J

ISSN

0006-3495

DOI

10.1016/S0006-3495(69)86420-9

Published

1969-06-00

Pages

822-32

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0370626

PMCID

PMC1367478

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(69)86420-9 PMC Full Text View journal details

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