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THE PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS TO IONIZING RADIATION: A REVIEW
Author(s) -
Zallinger Christina,
Tempel Karlheinz
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1998.tb01639.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ionizing radiation , acute radiation syndrome , haematopoiesis , physiology , radiation sickness , cataracts , radiosensitivity , irradiation , pathology , stem cell , radiation therapy , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , nuclear physics , ophthalmology
With respect to clinical signs of the radiation syndromes, some remarkable species variations exist. For example the marked delayed reaction of the acute hematologic response in cows. An unusually high sensitivity of the central nervous system is found in burros, which is probably caused by acute vascular and/or metabolic changes in the brain. The species‐specific number of intestinal crypt and hemopoietic stem cells may explain the early survival differences among species after high doses of irradiation. Mortality due to acute radiation syndromes is lowest in chickens. Regarding late effects, various neoplasms are typical in dogs, and cattle more commonly develop cataracts.