Chronic exposure of adult, postnatal and in utero rat models to low-dose 137Cesium: impact on circulating biomarkers

This study showed that response profiles differed according to age at exposure: lipid metabolism was most radiosensitive in the postnatal model, and steroid hormone metabolism was most radiosensitive in rats exposed in adulthood. There was no evidence of deleterious effects suggesting a potential impact on fertility or procreation.

Source: Journal of Radiation Research - December 2, 2016 Category: Physics Authors: Manens, L., Grison, S., Bertho, J.-M., Lestaevel, P., Gueguen, Y., Benderitter, M., Aigueperse, J., Souidi, M. Tags: Regular paper Source Type: research