title: [Study of the influence of low-dose γ-irradiation on the functional state of peripheral blood erythrocytes of rats].
abstract: Low-intensity radiation at the absorbed dose of 4 μGy/min is a stressor of medium strength. In male Wistar rats, a pronounced and long-lasting response occurs in the system of red blood cells at the accumulated dose of 4.8 mGy. Functional deficiency of circulating cells was evaluated by the resistance of erythrocytes to acid lyse and the activity of the main antioxidant enzymes--superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). The minimum "threshold" doses of radiation that cause systemic reactions occur in the range of units of miligrey.
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Izmest'eva
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Luzianina
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Ershova
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Zhavoronkov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood* / Q000528:radiation effects; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D008297:Male; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D051381:Rats; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase