EFFECTS OF X-RAY RADIATION IN HEMIC CELLS
Investigations on structural and biologic effects exerted by x radiation on blood-forming cells surviving in vitro are reported. It was concluded that x radiation directly applied to hemic cells in vitro does not interfere only with their proliferative activity, but also with other of their biological and structural properties, such as respiration, osmotic fragility, and glycogen and enzyme contents. (P.C.H.)
The purpose of the work was to study the immune status and some nonspecific defense factors in children with extrarenal portal hypertension after splenectomy. Seventy-one children were examined. It was found that the T-lymphocyte count before and in the early periods after the operation in children with extrahepatic portal hypertension did not differ from that in the control group. At the same time, the changes in serum immunoglobulins depended on the stage of the examination. Study of other links of immunity also revealed the time course of changes in their values.