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of return to normal when the study was completed.
neutrophils fell initially.
The
They fluctuated considerably.
Apparently they were returning to normal toward the end of
the study.
The platelet counts in the Rongelap group showed
a very definite decrease.
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I think it is quite evident from the graph,
the general trend.
Certainly there is a marked fall from
the normal values.
They reached a low on approximately te
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that low and normal,
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at the completion of the study.
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and returned to a value of roughly half way between
I might
and perhaps were returning to normal
sayin passing that in general the platelet
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count at least showed a more regular response than did the
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leukocyte count.
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definite low and return to nomal, while the white count was
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prone to fluctuate as a function of time.
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The curve is very
smooth.
It shows a
The hematologic findings in the Ilingula group
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parallelled almost exactly those in the Rongelap group.
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However, the severity of the changes was not so severe.
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time trends, however, were the same.
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With regard to the Americans, looking at the white
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count, the lymphocyte count or the neutrophil count, one
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would be very hard put to say that they had beenesposed to
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