PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN NATURAL FOODS AGAINST WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION

Abstract

Rats maintained on a purified diet were divided into groups: A control group maintained on purified diet alone; other groups in which the basal diet was supplemented with either broccoli, green beans, or mustard greens. Animals were given either 800 r or 700 r (different experiments) total-body x-irradiation. Male rats fed broccoli or mustard greens and given 800 r total-body x-irradiation had a slightly longer survival time than animals given basal diet alone. However, in an experiment in which male rats were given 700 r total-body x-irradiation, animals on basal diet alone survived as long as those receiving natural food supplements. Female rats fed mustard greens and given 800 r total-body x-irradiation showed better survival than either controls fed basal diet alone or those given broccoli supplements. However, when the irradiation dose was decreased to 700 r no significant differences were observed between the three groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256207

Entities

People

  • Frank R. Blood
  • William J. Darby

Organizations

  • Vanderbilt University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Body Weight
  • Containers
  • Contracts
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Engineering
  • Food
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Hematocrit
  • Monkeys
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Rodents
  • Survival
  • Vegetables
  • Vitamin C
  • Whole Body Irradiation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Geochemistry
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.