Extracorporeal Irradiation of Blood and Lymph in Adrenalectomized Calves

The possibility of stress with associated increases in adrenocortical activity contributing to lymphocyte depletion by extracorporeal irradiation of blood (ECIB) or thoracic duct lymph (ECIL) was studied in adrenalectomized, sham-adrenalectomized, and unoperated calves. No pronounced differences in...

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Published in:Radiation research 1976-09, Vol.67 (3), p.502-507
Main Authors: Joel, Darrel D., Chanana, Arjun D., Cronkite, Eugene P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Glands - physiology
Adrenalectomy
Animals
Blood
Blood Cells - radiation effects
Calves
Cattle
Correspondence
Extracorporeal Circulation
Female
Irradiation
Lymph
Lymph - radiation effects
Lymph nodes
Lymphocyte Depletion
Lymphocytes
Lymphoid tissue
Lymphopenia
Male
Radiation Effects
Thoracic duct
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Summary:The possibility of stress with associated increases in adrenocortical activity contributing to lymphocyte depletion by extracorporeal irradiation of blood (ECIB) or thoracic duct lymph (ECIL) was studied in adrenalectomized, sham-adrenalectomized, and unoperated calves. No pronounced differences in response, as measured by decreased blood lymphocyte counts, decreased thoracic duct cellular output, and loss of lymphocytes from peripheral lymphoid tissues, were observed among the three groups of animals. The conclusion is drawn that under the conditions used, stress did not play a major role in lymphocyte depletion induced by ECIB or ECIL.
ISSN:0033-7587
1938-5404
DOI:10.2307/3574346