Genotype-specific reduction in methyl nitrosourea (MNU) induced sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in vivo during aging |
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| Authors: | S L Bond S M Singh |
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| Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Genetics and Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, The University of Western Ontario, N6A 5B7 London, Ontario, Canada;(2) Division of Medical Genetics, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, The University of Western Ontario, N6A 5B7 London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Summary We studied mice from five strains (BALB/c, C3H/HeSnJ, C57BL/6J, Csb and 129/ReJ) at two ages (young, 10±1 weeks; and old, 67±3 weeks) for the induction of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) in vivo by methyl nitrosourea (MNU). The SCE frequency is genotype-specific. The F1 phenotype resembles the  low responding parent. SCE induction is significantly lower in the older animals of each strain than their younger counterparts, and the reduction of SCE/cell with old age is strain-specific. A general explanation for these results must include strain differences in relative mutagenic sensitivity, genotype-specific pattern of reduction in DNA repair and other such factors affecting SCE formation, with old age. |
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| Keywords: | Methyl nitrosourea (MNU) sister chromatid exchange (SCE) aging mutagenic sensitivity background genotype |
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