Effects of Low Energy Beta-Irradiation from Tritiated Water on the Morphology of 3T3 Fibroblasts

Authors

Z. Somosy, "Frédéric Joliot-Curie" National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene
Tamara Kubasova, "Frédéric Joliot-Curie" National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene
J. Kovács, Eötvös Lorand University
G. J. Köteles, "Frédéric Joliot-Curie" National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene

Abstract

Cellular alterations of cultured 3T3 cells irradiated with beta-rays from tritiated water were studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. We observed decreased negative surface charges, vacuolization of rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi-complex, degeneration of mitochondria, increase of lysosomal activity and changes in distribution and amount of microfilaments in the irradiated cells, that parallelled changes in cell shape.

Recommended Citation

Somosy, Z.; Kubasova, Tamara; Kovács, J.; and Köteles, G. J. (1991) "Effects of Low Energy Beta-Irradiation from Tritiated Water on the Morphology of 3T3 Fibroblasts," Scanning Microscopy: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 12.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/microscopy/vol5/iss1/12