Contribution of ethyl methanesulfonate vapors to the yield of mutations detected in Drosophila melanogaster when the adult feeding technique is used

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Environ. Mutagen.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5237970

Munoz, E R

Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) is an alkylating agent widely used in mutation research. In experiments with adult Drosophila melanogaster, EMS is either injected or fed to the flies using different feeding methods that essentially consist of placing the flies in bottles or vials with a piece of tissue paper moistened with a sucrose solution containing the desired concentration of EMS. To determine the extent to which vapors contribute to the mutagenic effect detected in Drosophila when the feeding technique is used, 7-day-old wild-type Samarkand males were fed EMS or were exposed only to its vapors.

• Research Organization: Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• OSTI ID: 5237970
• Journal Information: Environ. Mutagen.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Mutagen.; (United States) Vol. 10:3; ISSN ENMUD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADULTS
AGE GROUPS
ANIMALS
ARTHROPODS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
DIPTERA
DROSOPHILA
EMS
ESTERS
FLIES
FLUIDS
FRUIT FLIES
GASES
GENETIC EFFECTS
INGESTION
INHALATION
INSECTS
INTAKE
INVERTEBRATES
MUTAGENS
MUTATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFONIC ACID ESTERS
VAPORS