INDEX 



193 



Myers, W.G., 54(4) 



nunit, 22-23,28,46 



Nanjo, K., 66, 66(4), 72 



nephroma, induction of by neutrons, 36 



neutrons, 17 



absorption in cadmium, 21 



absorption in paraffin, 21-23 



absorption in tissues, 17 



dosage measurements, 21-24 



dose (see Dosage Index) 



dose, and body weight, 26-43, 118-119 



dose, and hematology, 26-43 



dose, and mortality, 26-43 



dose, effects of single and of divided, 



155-157 

 dose, lethal to bacteria, 44, 50 

 dose, lethal to rats, 43 

 dose, lethal to Zea mays, 59 

 dose, repeated exposures (see Dosage 



Index) 

 effects, compared with X-rays, 2, 11, 

 26, 42, 56-57, 58-64, 72, 79, 142, 152, 

 157, 170 

 effects, direct or indirect, 7, 9, 41, 44, 



157-158, 168, 181, 186 

 effects on blood, 28-43, 66-73, 81, 87- 

 102, 103-113, 114-126, 127-134, 135- 

 141, 152-159,162-163 

 effects on blood leukocyte count, 1, 

 30-33, 88-90, 116-119, 152-159, 161- 

 163 

 effects on blood sedimentation rate, 



152-159, 162, 168 

 effects on bone marrow, 74-78, 87-102, 



120, 165, 187-188 

 effects on catalase, 74-78 

 effects on enzymes (see enzymes) 

 effects on microorganisms, 44-55 

 effects on peroxidase, 74-78 

 effects on phosphatase activity, 66-73, 



168 

 effects on proteins, blood plasma, 87- 



102, 103-113, 114-126, 127-134 

 effects on proteins, blood serum, 87- 



102, 103-113 

 effects on proteins, bone marrow, 87- 



102 

 effects on resistance to infection, 56-57 

 effects on ribonucleinase, 79-84 



effects on tissues, 6, 36, 160-169, 170-188 



effects on Zea mays, 58-65 



energy, 20-22 



fast, 16-17 



fast, energy of, 17 



intensity spectra, 21-23 



paraffin shielding, 46-55 



physiological responses to, 142-151, 

 160-169 



protection from, 1, 25 



radiation intensity, 22 



slow, 21 

 nuclei, helium (see alpha particles) 



recoil, 17 

 nucleic acids, 79 



absorption of ultraviolet light, 2-3 



oral cavity, effects of neutrons on, 164, 



167 

 oscillator, magnetostriction, 74, 80, 85, 96 

 OsER, B. L., 146(2), 163(6) 

 Osgood, E. E., 77(7) 

 ovary, effects of neutrons on, 34-38, 165, 



167 



pancreas, effects of neutrons on, 165-167 

 pathological effects of neutrons, 27-43, 

 36, 149, 160-169, 170-188 

 gross, 30-38, 96, 98, 109, 119-120, 133, 



164-165 

 microscopic, 33-34, 36, 38, 41-42, 96, 98, 

 166-167, 170-188 

 Pearce, M., V 



peroxidase, in bone marrow, effects of 

 neutrons on, 74-78 

 in bone marrow, relatio"n to leukocyte 

 count, 74-78 

 pH, of cell, 5-6 



of gastric contents, 145-146 

 phagocytosis, effects of neutrons on, 57 

 Philips, F. S., 42 

 phosphatase, in serum, 66-73 

 PicKELS, E. G., 79(15), 82(15) 

 positrons, 16 



proteins, blood plasma, effects of neu- 

 trons on, 87-102, 103-113, 114-126, 

 127-134 

 blood serum, effects of neutrons on, 94, 

 100, 104-105, 112-113 



