Multi-Elemental Models for Estimating the Acute Radiosensitivity of Cockroaches and Blood Feeding Insects
Abstract
Multiple regression models were formulated for 6 species of cockroaches representing the order Orthoptera and 4 species of adult and immature blood-feeding insects representing the orders Anoplura, Diptera, and Hemiptera. Results from multiple regression analyses indicated that the total body concentration of 2 major elements (i.e. K and Na for cockroaches and Mg and Na for blood feeding insects) could effectively be used to estimate or predict the acute (LD"50/24 hr) radiosensitivity of insects on a species level.Downloads
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