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THE effects of X-rays upon Tubifex tubifex and some other members of the class Chætopoda have been investigated by Stone, Turner, Zhinkin and others. They have reported, in general, that hard X-rays inhibited or destroyed the capability of regeneration, because it destroyed the neoblasts, although in appearance the general body tissue was little affected by their dosages.
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KERSTEN, H., BRANSON, H. Effects of Soft X-Rays upon Chætopods. Nature 141, 554–555 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141554c0
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