title: Phagocytic and bactericidal activities of leukocytes in whole blood from atomic bomb survivors.
abstract: This study evaluated the phagocytic and bactericidal activities of peripheral blood leukocytes from Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors for Staphylococcus aureus. The data were analyzed by multiple linear regression for age, sex, radiation exposure, city of exposure, and neutrophil counts. No significant radiation effect was observed for either blood phagocytic or bactericidal activities. The only significant variable for these functions was the neutrophil count.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, Hiroshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toyota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neriishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamakido
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Finch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001769:Blood / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001790:Blood Physiological Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007564:Japan; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000528:radiation effects*