Effects of Fasting and X-Irradiation on Oxygen Poisoning in Mice
- 1 May 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 181 (2) , 272-274
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1955.181.2.272
Abstract
Control mice survived for about 40 minutes when submitted to 6 atmospheres of O2. If the mice are fasted for 18, 30, 48, 72, and 84 hours previously, their survival times in O2 are progressively increased. Mice which were irradiated (8800 r) and mice which were both irradiated and fasted from the onset of irradiation, had about the same survival time in O2 as mice which were only fasted. Therefore it appears that the protective effect of previous irradiation against O2 poisoning can be attributed to the anorexia resulting from irradiation.Keywords
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