Is the loss of endothelial thrombomodulin involved in the mechanism of chronicity in late radiation enteropathy?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Richter, Konrad K ^a   Fink, Louis M ^a   Hughes, Bradley M ^a   Sung, Ching Ching ^a   Hauer Jensen, Martin ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Intestines; Radiation injuries; Thrombomodulin; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

THROMBOMODULIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY;

AGED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; THROMBOMODULIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 0030787573     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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