Re: Hormesis?

["JOHN JACOBUS" <JENDAY1@email.msn.com>]

 Mr. Jo wrote:
. . .

Two groups of mice were irradiated to 6-8 Gy.  One group was irradiated to 1
cGy
prior to 6-8 Gy irradiation (article did not indicate lapse time in between
two
irradiations). The other group of mice did not have previous exposure. The
group
which received 1 cGy prior to higher dose had significantly higher survival
rate.
. . .

How significant was the survival rate?  For how long did they follow the
experiment?  Was the adverse affect?  Cancer?  Life shortening?

These are the questions that need to be asked.

-- John
John Jacobus, MS, CHP
Health Physicist
3050 Traymore Lane
Bowie, MD 20715-2024
jenday1@email.msn.com (H)


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