Determination of TGF-β1 plasma levels: In regard to Anscher et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2003;56:988-995) and de Jaeger et al (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004;58:1378-1387) [3] (multiple letters)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1339-1340

  Barthelemy Brichant, Nicole ^a   Jaeger, Katrien De ^b   Seppenwoolde, Yvette ^b   Lebesque, Joos V ^b   Kampinga, Harm H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA THROMBOGLOBULIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TGFB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG INJURY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; BLOOD; LUNG; LUNG TUMOR; NOTE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 16544379816     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.07.684     Document Type: Letter

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