Keratinocyte growth factor as an epithelial protective agent: Where do we stand?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1345-1346

  Ware, Lorraine B ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; FLUID TRANSPORT; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INJURY; LUNG TOXICITY; MESENCHYME; MORPHOGENESIS; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; TACHYPNEA; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 7; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; LUNG; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS;

EID: 10044223326     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.09.015     Document Type: Editorial

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