Vitamin A inhibits radiation induced pneumonitis in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1661-1664

  Redlich, Carrie A ^a   Rockwell, Sara ^a   Chung, Joyce S ^a   Sikora, Andrew G ^b   Kelley, Marianne ^a   Mayne, Susan T ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale University School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Lung irradiation; Radiation pneumonitis; Rats; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RAT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031717073     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.10.1661     Document Type: Article

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