Is growth hormone a radioprotective agent?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-298

  Tekin, S B ^a   Ertekin, M V ^a   Erdogan, F ^a   Sezen, O ^a   Karslioglu, I ^a   Gepdiremen, A ^a   Serifoglu, K ^a   Altas, S ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Growth hormone; Radioprotection; Radiotherapy; Rat; Skin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; GROWTH HORMONE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDERMIS; GAMMA RADIATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HINDLIMB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GAMMA RAYS; GROWTH HORMONE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIODERMATITIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN;

EID: 33645972589     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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