CONTENTS 



Foreword. Ellice McDonald v 



CHAPTER 



1. Radiation Effects on Cells. Ellice McDonald 1 



2. Comparison of Physical Properties of Fast Neutrons with Those of Some 



Other Forms of Radiation. T. Enns 16 



3. Fast Neutron Irradiation Procedure. T. Enns, H. M. Terrill, and James 



M. Garner, Jr 



4. Relation between Neutron Dose and the Mortality, Body Weight, and 



Hematology of White Rats. James L. Leitch 18, 26 



5. A Study of Possible Reactions of Microorganisms to Sublethal Bombardment 



with Neutrons. Robert K. Jennincs and James M. G.\rner, Jr 44 



6. Effect of Neutrons on the Resistance of Mice to Staphylococcus Infec- 



tion. J. O. Ely .\nd M. H. Ross 56 



7. Effects of Neutrons on Early Root Development of Zea mays. Mary A. Rus- 



sell and James M. Garner, Jr 58 



8. The Effect of Neutron Radiation on Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Activity. 



Francis E. Reinhart 66 



9. The Effect of Neutron Radiation on the Pero.xidase and Catalase Activity of 



Bone Marrow. Gladys E. Woodward 74 



10. Effect of Neutrons on the Ribonucleinase in Rabbit Blood and Tissues. 



Charles A. Zittle 79 



11. Studies of Proteolytic Enzymes in Bone Marrow. William G. Batt and 



Charles A. Zittle 85 



12. Effect of Neutron Irradiation on Proteins of Sonicized Bone Marrow and 



Blood Plasma of Rabbits. Laura E. Krejci, James L. Leitch, and Lucile 

 Sweeny 87 



yl3. Electrophoresis of Blood Plasma of Neutron-Irradiated Chickens. Laura 



E. Krejci .\nd Lucile Sweeny 103 



14. Electrophoresis of the Plasma of Rabbits Irradiated with Neutrons. Ed- 

 ward B. Sanigar, G.^il L. Miller, and Mary Norton Maddox 114 



V'15. Electrophoresis of the Plasma of Dogs Irradiated with Neutrons. Edward 



B. S.\NIGAR 127 



16. The Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Plasma and Hemoglobin Solutions 



from the Blood of Neutron-Irradiated Rabbits and Dogs. Edward B. 

 Sanigar 135 



17. Some Physiological Responses of Rats to Neutron Irradiation. J. O. Ely 



AND M. H. Ross 142 



\^8. Effects of Neutrons on White Blood Cell Count and Blood Sedimentation 



Rate of Rats. M. H. Ross .\nd J. O. Ely 152 



19. Effects of Large Doses of Neutrons on Dogs. M. H. Ross and J. O. Ely. . . . 160 



20. Changes Produced in Testes, Spleen, Bone Marrow, Liver and Kidneys of 



Rats by Neutron Irradiation. J. O. Ely, M. H. Ross, and Douglas M. 

 Gay 170 



Index 189 



Dosage Index 197 



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