In vitro apoptosis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells induced by low- dose radiotherapy displays a discontinuous dose-dependence

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 995-1003

  Kern, P ^a   Keilholz, L ^b   Forster, C ^a,b   Seegenschmiedt, M H ^b   Sauer, R ^b   Herrmann, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0032773089     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530099139755     Document Type: Article

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