Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

A SEX DIFFERENCE IN MOUSE SURVIVAL UNDER DAILY GAMMA IRRADIATION, AND ITS MODIFICATION BY GONADECTOMY

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4763355
At a daily dose of 145 r/day intact young adult male mice live 88 days, about 7 days longer than intact females. Gonadectomy moves both sexes toward an intermediate survival value and reduces the sex difference to less than 3 days. The effect of gonadectomy on body weight parallels the effect on survival. The mechanisms of these effects have not been identified. (auth)
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., Ill.
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
NSA Number:
NSA-17-012124
OSTI ID:
4763355
Report Number(s):
TID-15508; UAC-6111
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

VARIATION OF RADIOSENSITIVITY TO DAILY NEUTRON EXPOSURES IN MOUSE STRAINS SELECTED FOR SURVIVAL UNDER X-IRRADIATION
Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1962 · OSTI ID:4717495

Sex difference in glucocorticoid binding in rat pituitary is estrogen dependent
Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · Life Sciences; (USA) · OSTI ID:6699380

Selective sex-related modification of diethylnitrosamine-induced carcinogenesis in BALB/c mice by concomitant administration of butylated hydroxytoluene
Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States) · OSTI ID:6697926