title: State of synapses of the cortex of cerebral hemispheres on gamma-irradiation.
abstract: In adult rats with developing neurological disorders we detected destructive changes in most of the synapses of the brain sensorimotor cortex 1.6-4.3 h after a single dose of gamma-irradiation (200 Gy). All functionally important parts on the axonal and dendritic sides of the synapses had undergone changes: mitochondria, synaptic vesicles, pre- and postsynaptic membranes, synaptic complexes, and subsynaptic consolidations, axonal and dendritic plasma, and their inclusions. These changes possibly cause disconnection of the neurons and provide a structural basis for neurological deficiencies following a high substantial ionizing radiation.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Gaidamakin
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Ushakov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D013569:Synapses / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure