HEMAT O)eugyt fall to reach a low of approximately 60 percent of control levels at hee ai of the dh WeEK, The value then returged t approxunately tie control level ar the sartc! tae Tth week, fedtowing which a seeond Lepression Wis noted, The platelet counts were atc level of SO percent of the control value ut the tinue ¢f the last ap Dest expostire week IBSR UA ATOONS 33 Phe eosmnaptile count i the older age g infvoudsdis, Group T. rese from: very low levels q ] eset reed tery lay mercer? where of control during the second week, ot veeho » to values approximating 30 rermined Fie - 7a from the 3d to the sth “Phe counts then decreased servation during the st] Monocytes and Eosinophiles All Groups From Table 4.2 it seen fiat the mean monoeyte count for Group | rose .brupthy from aon early value below control levelsto y well defined peak on day 12. following v inchiit fluctuated it values below the control level for the duratien of the observation per od \ sie ar tine trend was noted in Groups TE ied #1 fOSINOPME ES rt 4.35 ~ (COUNTS - + - . Table 4.7.—Group I Ailinginae Mean Blood Counts at Time o: Maximum Depression 7“ ar Goa 6 24 Sori “| Age os. 7 ha : Phan i ara ureater 2 ag a POST EXPOSURE DAY oasimaphile than 3 se caunts oa ae on those Yas less wears of aye of firoup £ Peprige Saal WoBC Case No 7 oe 34 to a1: . , Platelet~ “Seutro- ro! Average from ties 2B 4 philes Average cream Day ati 5] VeWVIRP CV Les Averugt ipoet by and remaimed at a value approxiraat eds percent of control throughout the ‘rom Lay Qte 5] 6 + 750 wl. » $0 4 GIy) 5 4, 330 SY » 3920 1 $4 4.570 <I { 380 2G) rer asrder of the study. The time trend of re- ~pense vas simthir in the vounger age individba. conwever changes in the vounger age group 350) ere cebuively greater if considered in terms ge! 48 6, 220 at - 470 4 50 334 5. 170 1 4, 700 a 4 . “00 2 500 . 4 2 420 2 15th Age ( reater Thar l 4, 170 , Lh 4,670 4, 28 5, 270 29 5, FOU 4] 5, 650 4] 43 ¥ 120 i, 150 KH |. 5 9, 450 <I 40) 7, O50 ', 51 750 a4 wo (ft ootae control values. Similar trends in ros peotile caunt were not evident in other ex[om Tb WN} s. possible that the rise in eosimophiles i » re Pep esent: that reported by Minot and Spurting 0 2474) ~ 2000 20270 » - 20 2. 27) | © FOO 2, 220 1. 2 150 2. 450 WO “OO 2. 270 2, FG 6 170 1470 WO 2 | © 420) 2.950 i2. 400 J, ~ 020 5 on70 9. O70 M, Hh) "At poeeureme * - — twoto three weeks after moo + 4¢ vedeyoth cradirtion” Hematocrit. All Groups Plie cemmreert¢ values for all exposed groups When hematocrits were tae OEP Gj] the 22d day. mean values for here ve dond PT] were below those of the control ibe stan it Pable 4.8. 300 | See ee MEERree seenteem tee Paha iat ig] 4 [ee \ significant trend in values after cond not be detected statistically.