Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Εφαρμογές της Βιολογίας στην ΙατρικήLibrary of the School of Science
Supervisors info:
Λουκάς Χ. Μαργαρίτης, Ομ.Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Βιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Θεόδωρος Μερτζιμέκης, Επ. Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Φυσικής,ΕΚΠΑ
Αικατερίνη Σκουρολιάκου, Επ. Καθηγήτρια, ΤΕΙ Αθήνας
Original Title:
Συγκριτική και συνδυαστική επίδραση ιοντίζουσων και μη ακτινοβολιών σε πρότυπα βιολογικά συστήματα.
Translated title:
Comperative effect of ionizing and non ionizing radiation in biological systems.
Summary:
According to previous experiments of our laboratory, non-ionizing radiation (RF pulsed fields) has been proved to be responsible for external damage in cell functions. The purpose of the present study was to design experiments for the first time in order to investigate the possible effects of the combined effect of ionizing γ radiation and non ionizing radiation in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis and lifespan. We made different groups of animals which one of them exposed to different experimental conditions.
Specifically, one group of animals have been exposed to both gamma and mobile radiation, an other group have been exposed to both gamma and wi-fi radiation and the last group of animals have been exposed to gamma radiation for seven consecutive days. From the last group, we maintained the F2 generation and investigated the effects of gamma radiation in their lifespan.
We haven’t seen any effects from the combined exposure of ionizing and non ionizing radiation.
The possible reasons have to do with weaknesses in the experimental setup which was in any case at a pilot phase.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
ionising,non ionising,radiation
