Changes in cholesterol and phospholipids level of albino rats following whole body gamma irradiation with sublethal doses

Whole body gamma irradiation of albino rats with sublethal doses 1.75 Gy and 3.5 Gy augmented the cholesterol level in liver and a decline in serum and aorta. Total phospholipids of liver were increased manifold, whereas, increase in aorta and serum was around 30 percent when animals were exposed to 3.5 Gy of gamma rays. Phosphatidyl choline, lysophosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine and sphingomyelin followed a similar trend as total phospholipids.