Mortality Due to X-Ray in Splenectomized Mice
- 1 May 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 177 (2) , 261-263
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1954.177.2.261
Abstract
Splenectomized sham-operated, and unoperated mice were exposed to 550r of X-rays, 1 group on the day of operation and 1 group 7 days after operation. Infant and pubertal mice were used. In all groups, the splenectomized mice had the highest 30-day mortalities. It is concluded that the unshielded mouse spleen plays a definite, but small, role in recovery after mid-lethal whole body irradiation.Keywords
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