Murine strain differences in the volume effect and incidence of radiation-induced colorectal obstruction

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 889-895

  Skwarchuk, Mark W ^a   Travis, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

C3H; C57; Colon; Model; Radiation; Strain; Threshold; Volume effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL REGENERATION; COLON OBSTRUCTION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EPITHELIZATION; INCIDENCE; IRRADIATION; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

EID: 0031804379     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00145-X     Document Type: Article

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