CHANGES IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONDITION OF THE HYPOPHYSIS CEREBRI UNDER THE EFFECT OF IONIZING RADIATION

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960 · Meditsinskaya Radiologiya (U.S.S.R.) For English translation see Med. Radiol., USSR

OSTI ID:4078716

Lebedinskii, A V; Yakovlev, V V

A study was made of the reaction of pigment cells in a frog to light stimuli before and after exposition of the animal to different doses of ionizing radiation. Evidence was brought that under the effect of irradiation, the melanophores assume an increasingly dispersed shape. The period during which the darkening of the frog's integuments was noted varied in different series of experiments: it was maximal in individual species irradiated with a lower dose and minimal in those exposed to radiation in high dose. The failure of the melanophores could be seen to respond to the light stimuli occurring more frequently as larger doses were applied to the animal. (auth)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-15-005914
• OSTI ID: 4078716
• Journal Information: Meditsinskaya Radiologiya (U.S.S.R.) For English translation see Med. Radiol., USSR, Journal Name: Meditsinskaya Radiologiya (U.S.S.R.) For English translation see Med. Radiol., USSR Vol. Vol: 5, No. 10; ISSN MERAA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: Russian

Related Subjects

ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMALS
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
FROGS
GLANDS
HYPOPHYSIS
LIGHT
RADIATION EFFECTS
SKIN