The effect of ionizing radiation on the phospholipid content of fetal and maternal liver mitochondria at different stages of pregnancy

: A single exposure of pregnant rats to 1 and 2 Gy radiation on days 3, 13 and 17 of reception changes the phospholipid content in membranes of liver mitochondria of fetus and maternal body. The changes are particularly pronounced on day 3 of reception: as the embryo grows the decline in the phospholipid content from the control level decreases.