WESE RV ATIONS HEMATOLOGH 49 Table 4.2.~-<4sroup I Rongelap Mean Blood Counts by Day and by Age POF Dar % MS NEUTROEHILES SM PHONY Toe P UATELETS rial ii 3... et f_.. TQ o» 2 ae . y 3 4.5 4 14 24 rn 32 4) " ) 304 + 1 43 Q a ' 355) 4 - i r Ages M EOSINGPHILES + 102} All AQ M Ad MONOCYTES x 10s OR Fi fx LO) “3 08 can 03 “a5 O01 OF 16 ne 2. - rot 12. 1 f 15. t L8.. 22. “4 26. + 30. ~ t t ~ - 23.2 22.7 22. | . . 7 4 ‘ 29 17 16 4.2 5.4 19 19 28 11 U3 #16 Jy, 2k BT 80 2 2Los | 21.8 2.7 LT 3.5 : i5. Ss L$ 6 15. 2 19 2.0 2.3 18 (32° 1290 1.9 19 1.6 1.8 £3 ~ 44) id 3 3 a an 12.3 18 145 0, G 3.4 2.2 tos Gb ak } 2 J 4 16 6 Lh. 1 L7 16 26 2.2 Dy So 38 8 . J 255 22.0 22.4 9) 9 OLY 0.5 41.0 43 4 ae 2 2 6 ~ io} 2Hos 204 23.2 11 oh 1+ O18 47 51 56. _. 63.0. 70 4 ~ ufos Mop ty “he baa ~ oP a "FoF 25 DoH boy 344 36 0 3 oS 6S 4 6 0 \ : Ikon 206 23. 9 10 10 Li O.5 : 22oP ole A 2h 2 2A UB O08 OT 17Y 1.2 _ - O88 19 “4 414 2 1.4 OF Li 1.3 0.3 3.4 25 67 O16 1.9 _. 16 2.8 33. 39... . . 185. . 400...0 .2. . ) Controls Group A it} Foo oy th 0 13 0 4 : 2 ! “23 2 4 pods 4° +4 i 4 ' (p<U.01) developed daring the 7th and sth weeks, and values remained it appreximatels 70 percent of the control groups during the ce mainder of the initial observation period Ve additional recovery had oweiurred by the tl month. t8 2 26.2 7404 2608 21.7 20.38 (95 fo2 & ing this, the platelet count fell reaching a low of approximately 30 percent of control vase during the 4th week The piatelet count rose during the 5th and th weeks and reached the value noted for the cnitza; counts on the Leth. day. A second decrease on he platelet coun: | 20.2 . 24.7 23.2 27.6 25 8 BAA 20 20 8&5 cen gy 47 a/_ we CONTROLS GROUP A, MALE < 1006) ___ “xy: + oe oe eo —+—-—-} new + CONTROLS GROUP A.FEMALE. ALL AGES(59)-—~ co | : 400 - » 7 . — GROUP TO Pigtelets + . , | + . . . 7 so - --4 “* a oo +CONTROLS et MALE | 10018} +——_ SS , GROUP A ' - “e : At l2 montis the counts were higher but still below the contre! vange The pattert of platelet counts in the ive Groups was é@ markably similar toe hat pated for the fenimies Counts of the lower age vroup. daiales, were consistently higher than those of the adatr group in absolute counts bit con-asterthy lowe: as percent of control ® MALES <0} MALES, 210018) OFEMALES, ALL AGES (33) OOS Bm ak tb Sg POST ag ag ESas EXPOSURE DAY Nertad platelet changes in those icss than woes oma grenter than fo ucers of age of Group Moyhate bp