The effects of fractionated gamma irradiation on induction of mammary carcinoma in normal and estrogen-treated rats

Radiation Research

Volumn 153, Issue 5 I, 2000, Pages 557-569

  Bartstra, R W ^a   Bentvelzen, P A J ^a   Zoetelief, J ^a   Mulder, A H ^b   Broerse, J J ^a,c   Van Bekkum, D W ^d  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CRUCELL HOLLAND BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0034073765     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0557:TEOFGI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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