[Phospholipid metabolism in the organs of gamma-irradiated rats]

The phospholipid content and incorporation of L-3H-serine and 2-14C-glycerol into phospholipids of the liver, intestine and spleen were studied 48 hr after irradiation of rats with a dose of 8 Gy. The changes in the phospholipid content of the irradiated rat organs were induced by those in the individual phospholipids in the exposed body tissues. This is assumed to be a result of the adaptive reactions of the organism to the damaging effect of ionizing radiation.