Radiation-induced muscle damage in rats after fractionated high-dose irradiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 482-486

  Hsu, Hsue Yin ^a   Chai, Chee Yin ^b   Lee, Moon Sing ^c  

^a Tzu Chi Medical College   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY;

ANIMALS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031900255     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579788     Document Type: Article

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