A novel indicator for radiation sensitivity using the wing size reduction of Bombyx mori pupae caused by γ-ray irradiation

Naoko Takada; Emiko Yamauchi; Hirofumi Fujimoto; Yutaka Banno; Kozo Tsuchida; Kazuo Hashido; Yumiko Nakajima; Zhenli Tu; Masateru Takahashi; Hiroshi Fujii; Hajime Fugo; Hideaki Maekawa

A novel indicator for radiation sensitivity using the wing size reduction of Bombyx mori pupae caused by γ-ray irradiation

Naoko Takada, Emiko Yamauchi, Hirofumi Fujimoto, Yutaka Banno, Kozo Tsuchida, Kazuo Hashido, Yumiko Nakajima, Zhenli Tu, Masateru Takahashi, Hiroshi Fujii, Hajime Fugo, Hideaki Maekawa^*

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Abstract

The wings of Bombyx mori are known to become smaller when irradiated with γ-rays at the larval stage. This was considered to be a non-stochastic effect wherein the wing-size reduction curve, plotted vs. the irradiation dose, shows a threshold. Here we propose a new indicator for radiation sensitivity, named the wingless dose 50 (WLD₅₀), which was obtained from the inflection point of wing-size data normalized by the body-size changes and plotted against the irradiation dose. This indicator was confirmed to serve as a tool to compare irradiation sensitivity among B. mori strains.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	161-165
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology
Volume	75
Issue number	3
State	Published - Oct 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bombyx mori
Wing disc
Wingless dose 50
γ-irradiation sensitivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Insect Science
General Business, Management and Accounting
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biotechnology
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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A novel indicator for radiation sensitivity using the wing size reduction of Bombyx mori pupae caused by γ-ray irradiation

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