Structural and functional changes in various cells following radiation exposure

: Structural and functional changes in thymocytes, splenocytes and hepatocytes, taking place under gamma-irradiation of cellular suspensions were investigated. It was found that splenocytes begin to lose their functional activity and structural features at a dose of 2 Gy. Increasing the irradiation dose leads to the acceleration of these processes. Thymocytes lose rapidly their functional activity at 2 Gy, but they maintain their structure and membrane parameters even after irradiation with a dose of 10 Gy. In comparison with other cell types, hepatocytes exhibit the greatest stability under the influence of gamma-radiation.