Behavioral and Pathological Changes Following an 1100-RAD Radiation Exposure; A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Baylor University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Waco, Texas, August, 1984
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International Dissertation Information Service, 1987. Reprint form microfilm master copy. Wraps. Format is approximately 6.25 inches by 8.25 inches. [6], x, 84 pages. Figures. Tables. Appendix. References. Ex-library copy with the usual library markings. The author was a doctoral student of Professor Roger E. Kirk who was a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Statistics at Baylor University. A group of eight rhesus monkeys were exposed at the U. S. Army White Sands Missile Range Fast Burst Reactor. The average exposure level was approximately 1000 rads midline tissue, 5.8:1 neutron/gamma. The subjects were tested for four hours daily for up to 120 hours post-exposure. On the exposure day, all eight subjects had significantly degraded response accuracy, seven had increased reaction time scores, seven experience productive emesis. Twenty-four hours postexposure, most subjects performed near baseline levels, except for an occasional brief period. Forty-eight hours postexposure, two subjects were unable to meaningfully perform the behavioral task and were euthanized. At 120 hours postexposure, only tow of the remaining animals performance to any reasonable degree. It was unlikely that any animal could have performed an additional day. On examination four hours postexposure, the major clinical signs were vomiting, anxiety, and cachexia. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Behavioral Changes, Pathological Changes, Radiation Exposure, Dosimetry, Rhesus Monkeys, Animal Experimentation, Cachexia
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