Radiation-induced apoptosis in the rat spinal cord: Lack of equal effect per fraction

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-420

  Li, Y Q ^a   Wong, C S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0030954898     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530097144021     Document Type: Article

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