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Adult male rats were subjected to whole body irradiation of 400 and 1000 rads and sodium homeostasis in blood was studied on the 1st, 4th and 7th days after exposure. A significant decrease in red cell adenosine triphosphatase, progressive loss of erythrocytic potassium and alteration in influx and efflux of sodium-22 in red cellsin vitro were observed in these rats.
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Sarkar, S.R., Singh, L.R., Uniyal, B.P. et al. Study of sodium homeostasis in blood in whole body gamma-irradiated rats. J Biosci 3, 389–393 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02702626
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