The Resistance of Animals to Acute Cold Exposure Following X-irradiation
- 1 January 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine
- Vol. 4 (2) , 143-149
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09553006114551061
Abstract
The resistance of rats and guinea-pigs to acute exposures of severe cold (−20°c) is lowered following irradiation. The resistance to cold of rats varied inversely with radiation dose, and the effect was present on the first day after sub-lethal doses of x-rays. After sub-lethal irradiation (400 r), the altered resistance persisted through the eighteenth day and then disappeared. After an LD50-exposure to x-rays, the surviving rats exhibited a lowered resistance to cold at six months after irradiation.Keywords
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