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 * 44 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,