SEMI-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPT. - 1 JULY TO 31 DEC 1952

Abstract

Progress in the following areas of the germ-free life studies is summarized: germ-free life production, biochemistry and nutrition, bacteriology and serology, physiology and pathology, and virology. A description of a study on the comparative effect of total body radiation in germ-free and conventional Lobund albino rats includes the methods involved, results from exposure of the rats to 300-1000 r, and the effects of total body radiation on contaminated, previously germ-free rats. Exploratory experiments were made on the effect of postirradiation streptomycin treatment on germ-free rats, latent and symbiotic virsues in germ-free animals, and post-mortem bacterial invasion into the peritoneal cavity of the conventional rat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1953
Accession Number
AD0004488

Entities

People

  • James A. Reyniers

Organizations

  • University of Notre Dame

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Blood
  • Blood Coagulation
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Fungi
  • Lymphatic System
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microorganisms
  • Rodents
  • Spermatozoa
  • Testes
  • Tissues
  • Viruses
  • Vitamin C

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  • Microbial Pathology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology