IRRADIATION OF THE BLOOD: METHOD FOR REDUCING LYMPHOCYTES IN BLOOD AND SPLEEN.
Insertion of a beta-emitting source into the right atrium of the heart permits intensive irradiation of the circulating blood, with subsequent depletion of lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and lymphoid organs.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D004285:Dogs; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008231:Lymphopenia; D011830:Radiation Effects; D012106:Research; D013154:Spleen; D013325:Strontium Isotopes; D015020:Yttrium Isotopes
D013325:Strontium Isotopes; D015020:Yttrium Isotopes
BLOOD; DOGS; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPLEEN; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; YTTRIUM ISOTOPES