Differential radiosensitivity of hypothalamo-pituitary function in the young adult rat

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 519-526

  Robinson, I C A F ^a   Fairhall, K M ^a   Hendry, J H ^a   Shalet, S M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GROWTH; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RAT; SKULL IRRADIATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; X RAY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY HORMONES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 0034970612     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1690519     Document Type: Article

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