QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT NO. 32

Technical Report · Wed Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 1959

OSTI ID:4224104

Data are reported from the following studies: the effects of whole-body x irradiation on glutathione levels in tissues of rats and mice; the ability of the radioprotective agents 2-amino-ethylisothiuronium dichloride, 2- mercaptoethylamine, and dimethylammonium dimethyldithiocarbamate to alter the reduced glutathione levels of rat tissues; measurements of the radioprotective effect of various chemical agents; the survival time and mortality of mice treated with 82 various chemical compounds immediately prior to the administration of a lethal dose of whole-body x radiation; the effects of 51 various radioprotective agents on the oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production and methemoglobin levels in normal mice; studies on the kinetic and synthetic aspect of the acid-catalyzed reactions of cyclic amines with thiourea and its analogs; the mortality of mice following exposure for extended periods early in life to low-level doses of gamma and fast neutron irradiation and studies on the effect of chronic irradiation with gamma rays and fast neutrons on the reaction time of mice to electrical and auditory stimuli. (For preceding period see NP-7527.) (C.H.)

• Research Organization: Chicago. Univ. Air Force Radiation Lab.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-017654
• OSTI ID: 4224104
• Report Number(s): NP-7786
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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