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Subjects Biopsies of skin

1, Lecempanying specimens

es of man skin. The skin

nas been fine Ju bettered
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te and is now in 80%
ethyl alechol,' In processing the tissues the slides should be

run through iodine before staining. It is refretted that reagents
were not available to make up Bouin's solution
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a better fixative for skin,
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possible and thatslides be forwarded to us, Br. Glarencehashiwuen

of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, and to”Br. David Wood, We

Ferthes’ bioreleeg Ty Om opinion as posaible&s guides to us for

further biopeter,
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7 highty unlikely that theses are due to radiation,” The other lesions ©
, are dark macular and pignented that aredeveloping only in the
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most heavilyexposed groupss Furtherdetailswillbe forwarded at
gg later date,

be Some of the lesions

hat are developing are beginning to

resemble the beta burns that eccurred in horses and cattle and

4t is possible that the report of Pearson will now be available
Monge the Biv Biol and Wet cf ANG in onder Yo belp youtnyour

study ofthe lesions, :

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..- opinion singe biopsies are not highly sccoptable to the exposed

individuals,

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