Fol. Biol. 2008, 54, 151-156

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2008054050151

Effect of Paternal Rat Irradiation Transmitted to the Progeny During Prenatal Development

Soňa Bálentová1, L. Slovinská2, E. Mišúrová3, S. Rybárová4, M. Adamkov1

1Institute of Histology and Embryology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University, Martin, Slovak Republic
2Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
3Institute of Biological and Ecological Sciences, Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
4Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic

Received May 2008
Accepted October 2008

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