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THE radiation syndrome of chicks exposed to X-rays1,2 included renal damage, kidney hæmorrhages, ulceration of œsophagus, gastrointestinal mucosa destruction, anæmia, liver hæmorrhages and mortality. Young chickens were reported to be more sensitive to radiation than older ones.
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PATRICK, H., MARTIN, W. Influence of Gamma-irradiation on Sulphur-35 Mineralization of Sternum and Tibia, and Weight of Spleen and Testes of Chicks. Nature 201, 1340–1341 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2011340b0
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