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204 well developed individuals of vertebrates belonging to 14 families and/or species (Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia and Aves) were obtained from apparently non-polluted habitats. The background mean frequency of micronuclei (MNF) was 0.04%, but it increased to 0.94% and 1.33%, respectively, in Elaphe rufodorsata (Reptilia) and Columbia livia domestica (Aves) after treatment with antioxidant D (N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine). The results suggest that MNF scoring can serve as a simple indicator for environmental monitoring. It has the advantage of convenient sample collecting in organisms exposed to a variety of atmospheric and aquatic contaminations.
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Zhang, C.J., Cai, Y.N., Chen, L.J., Liu, B.Z. (1984). Study on the Micronucleus in Nucleated Erythrocytes in Vertebrates and its Application to Monitoring Environmental Pollution. In: Chu, E.H.Y., Generoso, W.M. (eds) Mutation, Cancer, and Malformation. Environmental Science Research, vol 31. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2399-0_42
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