S4
RFRCTS ¢
UNT;ING
RADIATION
epostian. or example, clinical studies have
spewt tht foevowing radium deposition in bone.
Peqeea} osseotts tissue is formed in cancellous
“et
oot
Puese formations appear its areas of in-
heased) density in roentgenograms (8).
tos dihicnit to mterpret the anomaly in the
rau, described above, and the dense trabecular
bone ta both the pig and chicken.
No normal
tio are available for comparison with these
moma send the history of the animals from the
rane ef exposure to the time of collection is
hot knowr, severe dietary changes and disease
vise prod ice changes in the pattern of deposi-
"onof osseous tissne, and such changes are often
“distin ishaple from changes produced by
spost pe
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oo udintion
Pachology
sect ons of dung, liver and tibia, as well as
‘ivrord aid other endocrine organs of most of
Soe fowl ond pres dying spontaneously or sacieee were prepared. A) few pathological
sluges were found melding an aphistie marmwouone duck.
Pfowever, none of the changes
outa defaitely be ascribed to radiation, See-
ons et bone examined by Liseo at the ANT
rise
otbeatedt
ono
detectable
pathological
HT s
> +5
Egg Production in Chickens
oobords extrordimary demands are made on
hw onctam metabolism in the production of
oar
vo-hell
Tt was, therefore, of particular in-
erest foopserve, durmng the process of egg profaeton, tae metabolism of those internally decsitec ricoelements which are metabolically
in har to calerum,
Ports four ctivs after detonation, a group of
wos from Rongelap bean laying eggs for the
os fame sinee thetr collection. During the
‘
exstoponth anda half. S19 eggs were Jaid by
lets
"op
FIGURE Suh- dutora fio at
baby
DINGY
Chueh
ater fers
yuan
tee
ame tema
pont ile Peamapoe
AH] of the eges were normal, except
owe eoos from one hen whieh were laid
stoene
mooth
hoeages
hells.
“Phe
shells
ard of normal shape.
were
complete,
The weights of
anged from: SO grams to 64 oramis,