ACUTE RADIATION SICKNESS OF NEWBORN RATS AND ITS REMOTE SEQUELAE

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1962 · Meditsinskaya Radiologiya (U.S.S.R.) For English translation see Med. Radiol., USSR

OSTI ID:4830477

Petrosyan, S L; Pereslegin, I A

A study was made to establish the specific features of the reaction of newborns to the effect of ionizing radiation. Experiments were staged on 1035 newborn rats. Nine hundred and five newborn rats were subjected to whole-body single irradiation on the lst to 2nd day of postnatal life; 130 rats served as control. The dose of irradiation was 50, 100, 200, 300, and 500 r. Irradiation of rats on their 1st to 2nd day of postnatal life leads to the development of radiation sickness which is most pronounced clinically with a dose of 500 r. In the survived animals. apart from retardation in weight gain, at remote periods following the irradiation there develop lordoscoliotic deformations of the thoracic portion of the spine, anomalies of the ribs with deformation of the chest, and disturbances of the ocular apparatus and generative organs. (auth)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-16-023523
• OSTI ID: 4830477
• Journal Information: Meditsinskaya Radiologiya (U.S.S.R.) For English translation see Med. Radiol., USSR, Journal Name: Meditsinskaya Radiologiya (U.S.S.R.) For English translation see Med. Radiol., USSR Vol. Vol: 7: No. 5; ISSN MERAA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: Russian

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AGE
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BODY
BONES
EYES
GONADS
LIFETIME
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RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION INJURIES
RADIATION SICKNESS
RATS
WEIGHT