PHYSIOLOGIC AND BIOCHEMICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE RHESUS MACACA MULATTA EXPOSED TO OXYGEN-RICH ATMOSPHERES

Abstract

Adolescent male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), weighing 2.9 to 3.4 kg., were exposed to 100% oxygen atmospheres at 258 and 380 mm. Hg pressures for 30 and 22 days, respectively, and the results obtained were compared to the observations made in a ground-level control study using the same chamber system. Physiologic, hematologic, enzymatic, biochemical, and anatomic measurements were obtained throughout the experiments. Several changes and trends were common to all three experiments; however, some were observed only for the oxygen-exposed animals and were dependent on the concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 1967
Accession Number
AD0666923

Entities

People

  • Frode Ulvedal
  • H. E. Brown

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude Chambers
  • Animals
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Blood
  • Blood Cells
  • Blood Proteins
  • Body Weight
  • Cell Count
  • Cells
  • Environment
  • Health Services
  • Hemoglobin
  • Hemorrhage
  • Medical Personnel
  • Partial Pressure
  • Proteins
  • Rodents

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  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology