T C Pellmar

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Affiliation: Institute of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Distribution of uranium in rats implanted with depleted uranium pellets
    T C Pellmar
    Radiation Pathophysiology and Toxicology Department, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20889 5603, USA
    Toxicol Sci 49:29-39. 1999
  2. ncbi Electrophysiological changes in hippocampal slices isolated from rats embedded with depleted uranium fragments
    T C Pellmar
    Radiation Pathophysiology and Toxicology Department, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20889 5603, USA
    Neurotoxicology 20:785-92. 1999
  3. ncbi Biological effects of embedded depleted uranium (DU): summary of armed forces radiobiology research institute research
    D E McClain
    Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20889 5603, USA
    Sci Total Environ 274:115-8. 2001
  4. ncbi A low-energy x-ray irradiator for electrophysiological studies
    D A Schauer
    Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20814 5145
    Int J Rad Appl Instrum A 40:7-17. 1989

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Publications4

  1. ncbi Distribution of uranium in rats implanted with depleted uranium pellets
    T C Pellmar
    Radiation Pathophysiology and Toxicology Department, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20889 5603, USA
    Toxicol Sci 49:29-39. 1999
    ..The accumulations in brain, lymph nodes, and testicles suggest the potential for unanticipated physiological consequences of exposure to uranium through this route...
  2. ncbi Electrophysiological changes in hippocampal slices isolated from rats embedded with depleted uranium fragments
    T C Pellmar
    Radiation Pathophysiology and Toxicology Department, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20889 5603, USA
    Neurotoxicology 20:785-92. 1999
    ..This study raises the possibility that physiological changes occur in the brain with chronic exposure to DU fragments, which could contribute to neurological deficits...
  3. ncbi Biological effects of embedded depleted uranium (DU): summary of armed forces radiobiology research institute research
    D E McClain
    Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20889 5603, USA
    Sci Total Environ 274:115-8. 2001
    ..It also altered neurophysiological parameters in rat hippocampus, crossed the placental barrier, and entered fetal tissue. This report summarizes AFRRI's depleted uranium research to date...
  4. ncbi A low-energy x-ray irradiator for electrophysiological studies
    D A Schauer
    Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20814 5145
    Int J Rad Appl Instrum A 40:7-17. 1989
    ..Electrophysiological recordings of subtle changes in neuronal activity indicate this system is suitable for this application...