Could gene therapy prevent the effects of irradiation exposure?

Pharmacogenomics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1141-1145

  Greenberger, J S ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; LIPOSOME; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG TARGETING; EDITORIAL; ENTEROPATHY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKEMIA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOMA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS; TRANSGENE; VIRAL GENE THERAPY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 33845882764     PISSN: 14622416     EISSN: 17448042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/14622416.7.8.1141     Document Type: Editorial

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