EFFECTS OF DEPLETION OF SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACUTE RADIATION SICKNESS

Abstract

A preliminary study has been made of the effects of whole body exposure to penetrating ionizing radiation (X-rays, 400 rads) on blood end tissue levels of ascorbic, dehydro-ascorbic and diketo-gulonic acid. This was undertaken to test the hypothesis that the rapid oxidation of ascorbic acid to its dehydro-ascorbic form may be responsible for radiobiological damage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0285937

Entities

People

  • Aldo N. Corbascio
  • Nicholas V. Carroll
  • Robert S. Stone

Organizations

  • University of California, San Francisco

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Dose Rate
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Lung Diseases
  • Military Research
  • Oxidation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Sickness
  • Radioprotective Agents
  • Rodents
  • Small Intestine
  • Vitamin C
  • X Rays

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  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.