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Early post-radiation changes of red blood cell shape in rats
V D Zharskaya1, A B Chukhlovin
1Primorsky Health Rehabilitation Center, St. Petersburg, Russia. vna@camt.spb.su
Scanning Microscopy
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of red blood cells in whole blood samples from rats was performed following acute gamma-irradiation of animals with 0.25 to 1 Gy. Increased incidence of echinocytosis was observed and found to be dose- and time-dependent. At a higher radiation dose (1 Gy), echinocytosis was revealed within 5 minutes after treatment and persisted up to 3 weeks. The data demonstrate the applicability of SEM for detecting minimal radiation-induced lesions of red blood cells.