TABLE 2

Study Protocol

Parameter evaluated for damage	Test	Time of evaluation
Salivary glands	Serum amylase	Immediately before and 48 h after ¹³¹I^*
	Enlargement or pain in salivary glands	2 and 7 d after ¹³¹I
Ovaries	Serum FSH	Immediately before and 6 mo after ¹³¹I^*
Testes	Serum FSH	Immediately before and 6 mo after ¹³¹I^*
Hematologic	Blood count	Immediately before and 30, 45, and 60 d after ¹³¹I
Oxidative	Plasma 8-epi-PGF_2α	Immediately before and 4 d after ¹³¹I^*

↵* Significant increases in levels of amylase (4,5), FSH (6–9), and 8-epi-PGF_2α (10) after ¹³¹I were seen at these times.