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Title: Effects of Alkoxyglycerols and especially Selachyl Alcohol on the Bone Marrow in connexion with Irradiation Treatment and in Leukæmia Therapy

Journal Article · · Nature (London)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/1811484b0· OSTI ID:4307400

Alkoxyglycerols reduced leukocytopenia and thrombocytopenia when given to rats before or after irradiation. A comparative study was made of the effectiveness when administered as natural shark-liver oil and as a purified concentrate of esters. Selachyl alcohol showed more marked effects on bone marrow activity than any other constituent of the shark-liver oil. The alkoxyglycerols were tried in about thirty cases of acute leukemia in children, and some favorable responses were observed. (C.H.)

Research Organization:
Radiumhemmet, Stockholm
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-12-010332
OSTI ID:
4307400
Journal Information:
Nature (London), Vol. 181, Issue 4621; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58; ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English