response

to

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in

treatmenun anc other

complicating

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infections,

by

platelet

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recovery

of

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the

to control

regulators new available

hematopoiesis.

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varied

the adsence of

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19467

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of

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(21)

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raciat:

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the

of

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stated Locy,.

large animals,

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observes

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have

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man and euch has

radiation mo

ality vata

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the Japanese #¢xposed <t tiitushima ance

response

from patients given therapeutic

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small animals aDLear

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extrapolate

ror

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the mortality

it)

raciation on

value

inciuce

the Marshallese data anc data

total body radiation.

that

the LO-,

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tt

Nagasaki,

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shortcomings.

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i

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uy

several

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rt

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ve

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(22-24).

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logical

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this

to argue

that

in fact, ore dues net really know how te

from animals

to man.

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at

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cna might trink

in Kiroshima ang Nagasaki where ctany individuals wete exposed » one

would

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rather sooi icea

the case,

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inlur’es,

poor nutrition,

assign

-becuuse cf

radiation doses

of
the

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to

the

raciation LL_y, fer man.

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uot

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uost

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inuivicuals

the

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te tilit:

or Cled.

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by
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in ge.eral.,

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a

near mexizal
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curve.

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that

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100 rad over
lethal

dose

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received,

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as

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22%

the

lower part of

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ra

the -ortality

the Marshallese, cone would

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radiation were

to

one has a prooable

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is

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rac.

to

the Marshallese were exposed
:

the dose of

thee received by

about 3-197,

sgaiye t

chat

irradiation would anchor

the Marshallese

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sublethal cose of

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increased by

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4

et

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