Long-term recovery kinetics of radiation damage in rat spinal cord

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 171-179

  Wong, C Shun ^a,c   Hao, Yong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Radiation myelopathy; Rat spinal cord; Reirradiation tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; NECROSIS; PARALYSIS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031040259     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00453-1     Document Type: Article

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