SEMIANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR JULY 1, 1960-DECEMBER 31, 1960

Technical Report · Tue Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 1961

OSTI ID:4042296

Progress is reported in studies on the metabolism of fission products and chemically related nuclides in domestic animals, the effects of radiation on reproductive physiology of farm animals, the effects of radiation on botanical materials, and the chemistry of fission products and related nuclides in soils and biological materials. Data are included on the effect of cooking on Cs/sup 1/ /sup 3//sup 4/ levels in meat; in vitro studies on fat hydrogenation; the effects of diet on the tissue distribution of Mo/sup 9//sup 9/, Cu/sup 6//sup 4/ and Fe/ sup 5//sup 9/ in swine; the absorption of thyroxine-I/sup 1//sup 3//sup 1/ in swine, sheep, and cattle; effects of parathyroid extract on Ca, P, Mg, and citric acid metabolism in dairy cattle; the kinetics of distribution and incorporation in milk of Ca/sup 4//sup 5/ and P/sup 3//sup 2/ in dairy cows; the relationships of dietary Ca, P, and vitamin D on various responses in growing rats; the development of a rapid technique for the determination of Ca/sup 4//sup 5/, P/sup 3//sup 2/, and Sr/sup 8//sup 9/ i n biological materials; tracer studies on the distribution and retention of Cs and Sr in protein fractions of eggs and the distribution of Ca, Sr, and Ba in the tissues of hens; the effects of whole-body and in utero irradiation on fertility in cattle; the status of burros and swine surviving neutron-gamma irradiation from an atomic detonation; preliminary results on central nervous system injury resulting from irradiation of the head of sheep, swine, and cattle; pathological effects of radiation as demonstrated in ovine, porcine, equine, and bovine tissues following 39 necropsies; the radiosensitivity of seeds under various combinations of soaking and storage; the dose response of a number of seeds to Co/sup 6//sup 0/ gamma rays and fission neutrons; radioinduced mutations in various varieties of plants; and measurements of the diffusion of Sr in various soil systems. A list is included of publications during the period covered. (C.H.)

• Research Organization: Tennessee. Univ., Oak Ridge. UT-AEC Agricultural Research Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(40-1)-GEN-242
• NSA Number: NSA-15-023194
• OSTI ID: 4042296
• Report Number(s): ORO-375
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CATTLE
CESIUM
CESIUM 134
COPPER 64
DIET
EGGS
FATS
GAMMA RADIATION
HENS
HORMONES
HORSES
HYDROGENATION
IODINE 131
IRON 59
MAGNESIUM
MEAT
METABOLISM
MILK
MOLYBDENUM 99
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NEUTRONS
PHOSPHORUS
PHOSPHORUS 32
PROTEINS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION INJURIES
RATS
REPRODUCTION
SHEEP
STRONTIUM
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SWINE
TEMPERATURE
THYROXINE
TISSUES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VITAMIN C
VITAMIN D
VITAMINS
WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION