Table 2.

Number of progeny per individual and percentage of hatching of C. elegans after acute irradiation at the L4-YA stage. n = 20.

Conditions of irradiation	Control	2.5 Gy	6.5 Gy	14.4 Gy	50 Gy	100 Gy	200 Gy
Number of progeny per individual	173 ± 15	190 ± 54	143 ± 47	168 ± 29	113 ± 28*	79 ± 46**	22 ± 5***
% of hatching	98% ± 2	96% ± 3	96% ± 5	95% ± 4	81% ± 7*	26% ± 19**	0% ± 0***

Data are expressed as means ± SD (*P < 0.05; ** < 0.01; ***P < 0.001, Dunnet Test).