Electrophoretic mobility of irradiated erythrocytes and Ehrlich Ascites Tumour Cells

Changes in the electrophoretic mobility of mammalian cells following irradiation with X, δ and β rays are reported. The cells investigated were human and cockerel erythrocytes and Ehrlich Ascites Tumour Cells. The electrophoretic mobility of the cells showed a biphasic response with dose. The general trend of the response was that the cockerel erythrocytes showed an initial increase in mobility, then a return to normal levels. Human erythrocytes and ascites cells exhibited an initial decrease in mobility before returning to the control values. The X and δ dose levels required for these changes were similar and substantially greater than when β radiations were used.