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Table 13
Mean Levels of Peripheral Blood Elements of Children
ot Exposed Parents) Comparedto Those of Children of Unexposed Parents
ee
Plate.
— 1x10}
Mes
WBC
Neut.
(x10%)
ix 10°}
si- OFC1l*
83419
36213
Coreypesed Ptparents
arg204(20) 10.3229
mae NT
per 9010) W323
cay TE NPE ret
e
Hie expencd a
par nex poseG
413— 88617) 10.7228
Pe
_
Mares
- parents!
mex " M > rents
COP
Ee NPS
"
014008
56219
02401
53216
429+92 (11)
10.40.4 (4)
_.
35.5#2.0
433440 (6)~
10.4
Baso.
(x 10-2)
04402
05202
0.6703
06405
0.7203
Serum protein, g
10.8220.6 (7)
448 +42 (16)
0670.3
06405
08+04
02-0
36.4 1.0
43941 (18)
Eosin.
(x10-)
02501
Heb., g
37.0 2.0
parents
£32508
50412
RBC (x10)
.
TANT
arent
4THL2
4621
Mono.
(x10-')
Het., “+
s6.b 23.4
cc alen
ut
ine sposed
45220
Lymph.
ix 10°")
7.2
{ 1)
(3)
0.90.2 (9)
ess qndard deviation and number of peopie in group.
‘laments in the male children of exposed parents
(ce 7 sears) also-are lower than levels in male
i:ldren of unexposed parents (Table 13), and
‘atthese same children appeared to show sug-
HEMATOLOGICAL
DATA
% DIFFERENCE !IN CHILDREN OF EXPOSED
FROM CHILDREN OF UNEXPOSED PARENTS
castive evidence of retardation of growth and
oxelopment tsee section on Growth and Developsre nt.
.
;
;
Ihe slight anemic tendency inthe Rongelap
.
;
**°
-
at ple, noted in the past, wasstill evident, though
+15
‘te explanation was not clear. Serum iron levels
were venerally not depressed. [tis possible that
‘.
oe
.
.
siother type of nutritional deficiency exists. How‘ver. their serum protein (particularly gamma
.
:
.
= obulin: and serum vitamin B,, levels tendedto
a
Lye.
.
oy: may
oe high. The high incidence of eosinophilia
eio4 .
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¢ °°
5
© -s& 4,
‘
.
.
ant fungus .infection
.
.
w related to chronic
of the skin,
dvesunal
;
parasites,
or other causes.
ud
& -
-is20.
MALES
EXPOSED PARENTS-1! |
(pnexposen
-20
FEMALES
( EXPOSEO PARENTS-10 }
UNEXPOSED
"
-\7
-
_
YZ RY;
wN GS
ZR Qew
CTS
YN
SSS
x
—
:
BSS
INS
N=
L = NEUTROPHILS
LYMPHOCYTES
YASSS
Va
GA
°
P= PLATELETS
HCT = HEMATOCRIT
.
_
OTHER LABORATORY STUDIES
Serum Iron
‘erum iron levels were determined in 16 people
‘1 exposed and 5 control unexposed) who had an
tiie tendency. The
.
tnemic
results are presented in
lable 14 along with the hematocrit. With 83 ug
‘ensidered as the lower limit of normal, only Nos.
Figure 31. Sex and age distribution of percent differences
”
3
r
of peripheral blood elements in children
of exposed
parents (one or both exposed) compared with children of
unexposed parents.
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