Repeated irradiations with γ-rays at a dose of 0.5 Gy may exacerbate asthma

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-156

  Fang, Su Ping ^a   Tago, Fumitoshi ^a   Tanaka, Takashi ^a   Simura, Noriko ^a   Muto, Yasuko ^b   Goto, Resuke ^b   Kojima, Shuji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; OVA; Radiation

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; GAMMA RAYS; MAMMALS;

ASTHMA; B CELLS; CONTROL GROUPS; MICE MODELS; OVA; TUMOR GROWTH; WHOLE-BODY;

IRRADIATION;

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; GAMMA RADIATION; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 23244458545     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.46.151     Document Type: Article

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