Blakemore W F, Palmer A C
J Pathol. 1982 Aug;137(4):273-80. doi: 10.1002/path.1711370402.
The thoraco-lumbar spinal cord of 4 cats were subjected to 4000 RADS of X-irradiation. Between 3 and 5 mth afterwards the animals developed weakness of the hind-legs and became uncoordinated. Small infarcts were found in the white matter of the irradiated area of spinal cord, accompanied by neuronal death and oedema of the grey matter close to the central canal. Ultrastructurally the infarcts were shown to stem from necrosis and thrombosis of small blood vessels. Comparison is made with the pathogenesis of spinal cord infarction that occurs in decompression sickness.
对4只猫的胸腰段脊髓进行了4000拉德的X射线照射。在照射后3至5个月期间，这些动物出现后肢无力和运动不协调。在脊髓照射区域的白质中发现了小梗死灶，伴有神经元死亡和中央管附近灰质的水肿。超微结构显示梗死灶源于小血管的坏死和血栓形成。并与减压病中发生的脊髓梗死的发病机制进行了比较。
