THE EFFECT OF X-RAYS AND $gamma$-RAYS AND $gamma$-RAYS ON THE UNILATERAL PERMEABILITY OF FROG SKIN

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1959 · Biophysics (U.S.S.R.) (English Translation)

OSTI ID:4195880

Kriger, Iu A; Zorina, O M

Total irradiation of Rana temporaria with gamma rays from radioactive cobalt at a dose of 6000 r or local irradiation of sectors of abdominal skin using x rays at doses up to 2900 r did not alter the unilateral permeability of the skin to neutral red. In the period following irradiation a change was observed in the degree of permeability, which was transient in nature. The change in the degree of skin permeability following irradiation was not in any way related to a change in sorption level; the latter remained virtually constant for a long period following irradiation. It was not directly dependent on shifts in the active reaction of the solutions bathing either the external or internal surface of the skin. The increased unilateral permeability of radiation-damaged shin likewise could not be explained by an alteration of the potential difference between both sides of the skin. The cause of the increased unilateral permeability of the skin after irradiation evidently was an increase in the secretory activity of the cutaneous glands. (auth)

• Research Organization: Lomonosov State Univ., Moscow
• NSA Number: NSA-14-009338
• OSTI ID: 4195880
• Journal Information: Biophysics (U.S.S.R.) (English Translation), Journal Name: Biophysics (U.S.S.R.) (English Translation) Vol. Vol: 4
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ANIMALS
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
COBALT 60
DIFFUSION
DYES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
FROGS
GAMMA RADIATION
GLANDS
HUMIDITY
NEUTRAL RED
PHYSIOLOGY
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RANA
SKIN
SURFACES
VARIATIONS
X RADIATION