The histopathological evaluation of the effectiveness of melatonin as a protectant against acute lung injury induced by radiation therapy in a rat model

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-193

  Serin, Meltem ^a   Gülbaş, Hülya ^a   Gürses, Iclal ^a   Erkal, Haldun Şükrü ^a   Yücel, Neslihan ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Melatonin; Radiation therapy; Rats

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; MELATONIN;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ERYTHROCYTE; EUTHANASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; GAMMA RAYS; LUNG; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; MELATONIN; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33847214937     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000601129093     Document Type: Article

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