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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
OSTI Identifier:
5237970
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Environ. Mutagen.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 10:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; EMS; GENETIC EFFECTS; INGESTION; INHALATION; ADULTS; DROSOPHILA; MUTATIONS; VAPORS; AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; DIPTERA; ESTERS; FLIES; FLUIDS; FRUIT FLIES; GASES; INSECTS; INTAKE; INVERTEBRATES; MUTAGENS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFONIC ACID ESTERS; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology

Citation Formats

Munoz, E R. Contribution of ethyl methanesulfonate vapors to the yield of mutations detected in Drosophila melanogaster when the adult feeding technique is used. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Munoz, E R. Contribution of ethyl methanesulfonate vapors to the yield of mutations detected in Drosophila melanogaster when the adult feeding technique is used. United States.
Munoz, E R. 1987. "Contribution of ethyl methanesulfonate vapors to the yield of mutations detected in Drosophila melanogaster when the adult feeding technique is used". United States.
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author = {Munoz, E R},
abstractNote = {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.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5237970}, journal = {Environ. Mutagen.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 10:3,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}