Ultrastructural morphometry of parotid acinar cells following fractionated irradiation

European Journal of Cancer Part B: Oral Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Grehn, A L ^b   Gustafsson, H ^b   Franzen L ^b   Thornell, L E ^a   Henriksson, R ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Long term effects; Radiotherapy; Rats; Salivary glands; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PAROTID GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 10644240983     PISSN: 09641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-1955(96)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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