[Erythroid precursor cells in a tissue culture from subjects exposed to ionizing radiation]

Cloning efficiency of erythroid progenitor cells in gel diffusion chambers from patients irradiated as a result of the Chernobyl accident was studied. Stimulation of erythroid progenitor cells, activation of enzymatic activity in peripheral blood cells and an increase of 2,3-D Ph G were detected. These data supplement the notion about the development of adaptative processes in the erythron system as a response to effects of radiation.