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WESCTOLOGA udwseYATIONS
fall te reach « lew Uf sappeenimately 68 percent
of contre! levels at the end of the ath week.
The veiue then returned to approximately the
centrol level at the start of the 7th week, fol-
lowing which a second depression was noted.
The platelet counts were at a level of 80 percent
of the control value at the time of the last ob-
The cosinephile count in the older age in-
dividuals, (rroup L, rose from very low levels
observed on day 3 to values approximating 35
percent of control during the second week,
where it remained from the 4d to the 5th
week (Fig. 4.7). The counts then decreased
servation during the 8th post-exposure week.
4.35 Momecyws aad Eosinophiles, All Groups
From Table 4.2 it is seen that the men» mono-
cyte count for Group I rose abruptly from an
early value below control levels to a well-defined
peak on day 12, following whichit fluctuated at
values below the control level for the duration
of the obeervation period.
*
A similar time trend
was noted in Groups IT and HT.
Table 4.7.--Group Il Ailinginae Meas Blood
Couass at Time of Maximum Depression
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Age Leas Thaa 5
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6
8
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8, 350
4,570 .
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185
180
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pete
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Ww Sl
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from Day . from Dey
3,470 ° 5. 600
3,520
4, 350
2,350 2,070
Age 6 to 15
48
53
Sl
6, 220
6, 170
4, 700
210
240
240
2,970
3,700
2,320
3, 150
2, 500
2, 150
Age Greater Than 15
ee
1
16
28
29
at
6.170 |
4,670
6, 270
6, 750
5, 650
175
195
115
115
145
3,570
2,200
3720
4,100
2,050
2,
2,
2,
2,
2,
370
270
270
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450)
41
43
45
20
51
54
5, 120
6, 150
5. 650
7, 0S)
7,750
12, 40
110
215
180
95
We
106
3. 050
2, 270
4,700
2, 000
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01, 470
4470
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4,620 2.9350
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70
5, 070
185
400
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a
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8
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re
=
Frovan 4.7.—erial ensinophile counts om thoeor less
then end greeter then $5 yrare of age of (iroup I
(Rongeiap).
(p>0.01) and remained at a value approxi-
mately 15 percent of control throughout the
remainder of the study.
The time trend of re-
sponse was similar in the younger age individuals, however chanyes in the younger age group
were relatively greater if considered in terms
of the control values. Similar trends in
eosinophile count were not evident in other exPosture proups.
It ix possible that the rise in) eosinophiles
represents that reported by Minot and Spurling
(11) as occurring “——- twoto three weeks after
short wavelength irradiation”.
4.36 Hematocrit, All Groups
The hematocrit values for all exposed groups
are shown in Table 4.5. When hematocrits were
tira clone on the 2d day, meen values for
(groupe DP and EP] were below thoer of the control
population. A significant trend in values after
this Cane could not be detected statudically.