Abstract
Radiation dosages of 5-100 kilorads had a pronounced effect on the midgut of both larval and adult yellow mealworms, Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Degenerative changes were positively correlated with both dose and time elapsed after exposure. The regenerative cells that renew the epithelial lining of the midgut were particularly sensitive to radiation damage; the damage eventually resulted in loss of the midgut epithelium.
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