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DEPENDENCE OF THE SURVIVAL OF PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM ON THEIR NUMBER IN UNIT VOLUME ON IRRADIATION BY X-RAYS

Journal Article · · Soviet Phys. (Doklady)
OSTI ID:4261459
The effect of the number per unit volume on the survival of paramecia after x irradiation with 50, 100, 300, and 500 kr was studied in water and Lozina- Lozinski medium. The results showed that with certain concentrations of paramecia almost 100% survival can be achieved in the range of doses studied. The percentage survival can be expressed by P = 100 - 44.6 log vi --:.5D - 3000), where v is the volume of water per paramecium and D is the dose in kr. The equation is i applicable to small doses and small numbers of organisms. (j.S.R.)
Research Organization:
A.N. Severtsova Inst. of Animal Morphology, Academy of Sciences, USSR
NSA Number:
NSA-13-004426
OSTI ID:
4261459
Journal Information:
Soviet Phys. (Doklady), Journal Name: Soviet Phys. (Doklady) Vol. Vol: 3
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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