Effect of Radiation on Bone
LAWRENCE L. FURSTMAN 1
1 School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, The Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Rats subjected to 600 R total body radiation were studied. Changes in the epiphyseal cartilage were examined from the morphologic and enzymatic aspects, and were correlated with changes in the marrow contents and underlying bone. Changes noted were specific for radiation damage and were not caused by nutritional deficiencies.
Submitted on March 15, 1971
