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PROGRES. REPORT

OPERATION. - CRELMIOWE
1.

The .tuty of the chronic consecuences «2 atemic exrosure of Tees
mine proceeda vith no comolications.
af

“ov, srurovin:tely seven months

~- the expoeure, most of «he deaths -re due to levkcrin.

Peanth

Prom incurrent infections hae becn minisal since receipt vf the
antigic.
Ze

A sidyat roxraiity early after receipt of the mice, occurring mainly
mung thse racoiving hicher deces, bes already been reperted,

Ths

nearly Vetholtite “rom oxnosis ovtiently dees not end in 30 days y bot
there lo vuite «= garrv-orar, teominetine tn the crosent series during
the aisk:

om aewonth veel, fig Vhe swell membolity decliued to

about ome ner weak ae 2.0% of che nomination.
3.

Levvemic begen to Appear Strdac ure totes venth oMter expose ant
in now on tte neconteney.

Trkleo To tetcctoe - devirdts velation betveen

Lowkerds Ensdvenes und “yhe nihcP oxpocnre, the ttontent fnoldence
being sree miler: cmp reed te deear bcher thon the BO 50,

Hot 2 single

gase of lethenda hae worurted satomg thy “LL centrels. Neutrons have
ne preferenticl offect in
he

Latca:ia Incuction,

Opacities of the lene began to dake their npcarance about 7) dege aster
exposure, and now all exporrd animals hrnve come opacities.

This is welt

exclefned byow sarlior observetion the. the threshold dose inducing

opacitios of the Tenn f= seveviere br ‘veen 30 and lf we The progress of
catcracts smong “Mc ceimels emcee? in invicated in Table 2,

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. & digtinet referential neutron effect as cenverng cataract induoticn.
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