Cell Hydration as a Biomarker for Estimation of Biological Effects of Nonionizing Radiation on Cells and Organisms

Figure 3

Time-dependent changes in seed hydration during 72 hours of incubation in nontreated (“” = Sham) DW in cold (4°C; (A) clear symbol) and warm (20°C; (B) dark symbol) conditions. S = initial reading at 5 minutes after the start of the incubation. In the present and the following figures: “” means Control-Sham. The time (in hours) of seeds incubation on abscissa and the value of seed hydration (mg of H₂O for 1 mg of dry weight) on ordinate are presented. The results are shown as mean ± SEM () from three independent experiments, 100 seeds from each experiment. ^∗, compared with Sham, ^∗∗.