Adrenal Ascorbic Acid in Male and Female Rats after Total Body X-Ray Irradiation

Pp. 183-184, [2]. Table. Footnote. Notes. Name of previous owner stamped on front cover along with another stamp and some writing. Cover has some wear and soiling. The authors were associated with Stanford University. The authors were interested in the effects produced by partial and total body irradiation, and in the protection, if any, afforded by the spleen, adrenal, or other organs. It was of interest, therefore, to determine the ascorbic level of the adrenals of rats after X-Ray irradiation. Total body X-Ray irradiation is associated with a marked depletion in adrenal ascorbic acid. The decrease in ascorbic acid is more marked in the male rat than in the female. The authors acknowledged that is work was one phase of a study of the effects of irradiation supported by the Atomic Energy Commission. The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (abbreviated SEBM) is a nonprofit scientific society dedicated to promoting research in the biomedical sciences. The SEBM was founded in 1903, after Samuel J. Meltzer proposed founding a society dedicated to experimental biology and medicine. Meltzer then teamed up with Graham Lusk to invite eight New York scientists to a conference at Lusk's home, where they discussed the possibility of founding a biomedical society. At the conference, the attendees uniformly agreed to appoint a committee for a permanent society. The SEBM's official journal is Experimental Biology and Medicine was founded in 1904 as the Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, and obtained its current name in 2001. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, V79, 1952.…