The relationship between ionizing radiation-induced apoptosis and stem cells in the small and large intestine

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 993-1003

  Rotten, C S ^a   Grant, H K ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Intestinal crypts; Ionizing radiation; Large intestine; Small intestine; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; INTESTINE CRYPT; IONIZING RADIATION; LARGE INTESTINE; MITOSIS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; STEM CELL;

EID: 0031663614     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.618     Document Type: Article

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