Ionizing radiation and the developing brain

WJ Schull, S Norton, RP Jensh - Neurotoxicology and teratology, 1990 - Elsevier
The unique susceptibility of the central nervous system to radiation exposure is attributable
to its extensive period of development, the vulnerability of its neuronal cells, the migratory …

Quantitative determination of mast cell fragmentation by compound 48/80

S Norton - British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy, 1954 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Adult male albino CFl rats were killed with ether. Pieces of mesentery with
connecting lobes of fat and blood vessels were rapidly dissected out and placed in Ringer-Locke …

Is behavior or morphology a more sensitive indicator of central nervous system toxicity?

S Norton - Environmental health perspectives, 1978 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Both behavior and morphology can be altered by exposure of the CNS to toxic substances.
The brain is an organ with considerable structural redundancy and this presumably accounts …

[HTML][HTML] The Pharmacology of Mithridatum: a 2000-year-old Remedy

S Norton - Molecular interventions, 2006 - triggered.edina.clockss.org
Legend has it that Mithridates VI (d. 63 bce), King of Pontus on the Black Sea, made himself
immune to poisons by taking an antidote of his own devising. For the next 2000 years, an …

Radioprotection of mice by dietary squalene

HM Storm, SY Oh, BF Kimler, S Norton - Lipids, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Male C3H mice were fed a diet containing 2% squalene for 14 d prior to and 30 d subsequent
to exposure to 6, 7 or 8 Gy of whole body γ‐irradiation (Cesium‐137). After 14 d on …

Precipitin Production in Chickens: VI. The Effect of Varying Concentrations of NaCl on Precipitate Formation

M Goodman, HR Wolfe, S Norton - The Journal of Immunology, 1951 - journals.aai.org
The effect of varied NaCl concentrations on the reaction of chicken antisera with serum protein
antigens was studied by turbidimetric and quantitative nitrogen techniques. The results of …

Equivalent ages in rat, mouse and chick embryos

BF Schneider, S Norton - Teratology, 1979 - Wiley Online Library
Data for estimating equivalent ages of rat, mouse and chick embryos are presented, using
several sources from the literature. When the time of development of various embryonic …

[HTML][HTML] A brief history of potable gold

S Norton - Molecular interventions, 2008 - triggered.stanford.clockss.org
Gold has a long history as a therapeutic agent, first as the triturated metal, then as a soluble
salt made by the alchemists and used as an elixir of life, later incorporated into …

Development of nocturnal behavior in albino rats

S Norton, B Culver, P Mullenix - Behavioral Biology, 1975 - Elsevier
When the activity of groups of rats is monitored in a residential maze equipped with photocells
for recording passage through the corridors, rats can be shown to be more active in the 12-…

Behavioral changes and structural defects in rats irradiated in utero

BF Kimler, S Norton - International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology …, 1988 - Elsevier
Pregnant rats were irradiated with whole-body doses (0.25–1.25 Gy) of Cs-137 γ-rays on
gestational day 15, or with 1.0 Gy on gestational days 11, 13,15, or 17. Postnatal growth (body …