INCREASED RADIATION RESISTANCE OF MICE INJECTED WITH BEE VENOM ONE DAY PRIOR TO EXPOSURE
Abstract
Mice were injected with bee venom dissolved in a 0.90% NaCl solution. This injection was given either intraperitoneally or subcutaneously 24 hours before the mice were irradiated with X rays. It was found that, after exposure to a lethal dose of radiation (800 - 850 R) the venom-injected mice had a consistently higher number of survivals than the controls, and that the subcutaneously-injected mice had a higher number of survivals than the intraperitoneally-injected mice. The question as to whether this radioprotective effect of bee venom is due to its general stress-like effect, or to the action of a specific chemical component is discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0648139
Entities
People
- Leonard J. Cole
- William H. Shipman
Organizations
- Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory