Open AccessTHE EFFECT OF X-RAY ON THE SKIN OF VITALLY STAINED WHITE MICE
Author(s) -
Gerty T. Cori
Publication year - 1924
Publication title -
the journal of experimental medicine/the journal of experimental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.483
H-Index - 448
eISSN - 1540-9538
pISSN - 0022-1007
DOI - 10.1084/jem.39.5.639
Subject(s) - erythema , trypan blue , human skin , white (mutation) , pathology , biology , dermatology , medicine , cell , biochemistry , genetics , gene
1. The time interval between radiation and the occurrence of epilation is shorter in mice injected with trypan blue than in normal animals. 2. An x-ray unit defined as that causing total spontaneous epilation on the skin of the mouse is suggested. It corresponds to four to five human erythema doses.