The effect of cervical X-irradiation on activity index of thyrocytes and plasma TSH: A pre-clinical model for radiation-induced thyroid damage

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-269

  Van Santen, H M ^a   Van Dijk, J E ^b   Rodermond, H ^c   Vansenne, F ^a   Meertens, N ^b   Haveman, J ^c   Endert, E ^d   De Vijlder, J J M ^a   Vulsma, T ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Radiotherapy ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Morphology; Thyroid gland; Thyrotropin; X radiation

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IRRADIATION; MALE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CYTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL PLEXUS; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 21444460627     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03345383     Document Type: Article

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