Published October 1981
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Journal article
Radiation-induced efflux of potassium ions and haemoglobin in bovine erythrocytes at low doses and low dose-rates
Description
This short communication presents the first results of x radiation dose-rate effect studies on bovine erythrocyte permeability. There appeared to be an enhanced leakage of haemoglobin and potassium ions through the plasma membrane with lower dose rates. With a dose rate of about 0.001 Gy per minute haemoglobin loss after a dose as low as 0.1 Gy could be demonstrated. Inverse dose-rate effects were also observed for rabbit erythrocytes. (U.K.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Int. J. Radiat. Biol. Relat. Stud. Phys., Chem. Med.
- Journal Volume
- 40
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Int. J. Radiat. Biol. Relat. Stud. Phys., Chem. Med.
- Journal Page Range
- 441-444
- ISSN
- 0020-7616
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 13653385
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANES; DOSE RATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOGLOBIN; PERMEABILITY; POTASSIUM IONS; RABBITS; RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; ATOMIC IONS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY FLUIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELL CONSTITUENTS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GLOBIN; HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; MAMMALS; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PIGMENTS; PORPHYRINS; PROTEINS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; RUMINANTS; VERTEBRATES