Comparison of changes in succinate dehydrogenase activity in blood lymphocytes and modification of radiosensitivity by exogenous hypoxia

Radioprotective efficiency of gas hypoxic mixtures (GHM) containing 5-12% of oxygen and the rate of the reaction of succinate dehydrogenase (VSDG) activity in peripheral blood lymphocytes upon breathing GHM were comparatively studied in rats and dogs. VSDG was 4393.5 (%O2)-2.58 and 130.76 (%O2)-1.42 in dogs and rats respectively. Taking into account that DMF in rats is a function of oxygen concentration in the mixture one can obtain a formula for determining a dose modifying factor (DMF) as a function of the rate of SDG activity reaction.