Mucosal secretion changes during radiotherapy in the oral cavity

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-296

  Aziz, Luaay ^a   Ebenfelt, Anders ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epithelial cells; Granulocytes radiotherapy; Mucosa; Mucosal secretions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; SECRETION; STOMATITIS;

AGED; CELL COUNT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; STOMATITIS;

EID: 34547681547     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-007-0119-y     Document Type: Article

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