Remote radiobiological effects of Cs-137 extraction

The critical stage of ontogenesis is the first days after birth of animals, which are characterized by the intensity of metabolism, in connection with the transition from fetal development to ex-trauterine. The article aims to consider the long-term effects of incorporating radioactive cesium in the early stages of postnatal ontogenesis in the rat. To accomplish the tasks, the animals were kept in standard conditions of the specialized vivarium of the department, lactating females from the first day of feeding were given water containing Cs-137, absorbed dose in their muscular tissue was about 0,02 gray. At the age of 7 months, the body weight of the experimental rats treated with Cs-137 mother's milk was statistically significantly higher than the weight of control animals by 26 %, also when they were examined the hair was ruffled, in some animals it was smeared with calluses. Chronic radiation exposure during lactation leads, in the long term, to an increase in serum amylase by 27 % and glucose by 14 % relative to the control group, indicating a pancreatic lesion...