Effect of Environmental Temperature on the Response of Mice to Whole-Body Roentgen Radiation

Abstract

Mice caged singly at 10[degree]C showed a lower resistance to the lethal effects of whole-body radiation than those at 30oC. Two weeks of acclimatization at either 10o or 30o favored survival of irradiated mice maintained in those environments. The mice kept at 30[degree] that died following irradiation,frequently showed fatty changes in the liver.