title: Absorptive function of peripheral blood neutrophils in irradiated animals.
abstract: It was shown in experiments on rats, dogs, and monkeys, irradiated with x rays or the gamma rays of 60 Co, that a decrease in the indices of phagocytosis is observed only 3-4 weeks after irradiation. It is concluded that the absorptive function of mature neutrophils in radioresistant, and the cells whose maturation occurred after the influence of ionizing radiation are inadequate.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D004285:Dogs; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes