Radiation tolerance and anhydrobiosis in African chironomid,

Nakahara, Yuichi*; Watanabe, Masahiko*; Sakashita, Tetsuya; Hamada, Nobuyuki*; Gusev, O.*; Fujita, Akihiko*; Kikawada, Takahiro*; Horikawa, Daiki*; Kobayashi, Yasuhiko; Okuda, Takashi*

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The present study aims to evaluate effects of anhydrobiosis on radiation tolerance in an anhydrobiotic insect, . Wet larvae were killed in a dose-dependent manner at doses higher than 2000 Gy, and all died within 8 h after 4000 Gy exposure. However, anhydrobiosis did not protect against radiation damage in terms of producing viable offspring. These results indicate that anhydrobiosis enhances radiotolerance in larvae, but not in the delayed effects of development.