Response of thyroid follicular cells to gamma irradiation compared to proton irradiation: II. The role of connexin 32

Radiation Research

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 475-485

  Green, L M ^a   Tran, D T ^a   Murray, D K ^a   Rightnar, S S ^a   Todd, S ^a   Nelson, G A ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; HEPTANOL; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAP JUNCTION; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RAT; THYROID CELL; THYROID FOLLICLE CELL;

EID: 0036787438     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2002)158[0475:ROTFCT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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