Rats were administered the restricted test diet of 15g a rat each day. 10 days after feeding, Co gamma irradiation was given on whole-body with 600 roentgen.
Excretion of total nitrogen (Table 2 and 3) was increased by the irradiation and it was markedly high in 8% casein diet group in comparison with the 25% group.
The irradiation elevated the excretion of urea-nitrogen (Table 2, 4 and 5). In 8% casein group, the portion of urea-nitrogen was about 10% less than the normal, but, 25% casein group showed the almost same result as the normal.
The excretion of allantoin-nitrogen (Table 2 and 6) was affected by the irradiation. In 8% casein group, the increase was as high as the total nitrogen, whereas 25% casein group did not show a significant increase.
It is considered from these results that 8% casein group received a large damage of gamma ray, and protein catabolism and tissue destruction were occurred markedly, whereas 25% casein group received a less effect.
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