Radiation produces irreversible chronic dysfunction in the submandibular glands of the rat

Open Dentistry Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-13

  de la Cal, C ^a   Fernandez Solari J ^a,b   Mohn, C E ^a,b   Prestifilippo, J P ^a   Pugnaloni, A ^a,b   Medina, V A ^a,b   Elverdin, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Radiotherapy; Salivary secretion; Submandibular gland; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856579309     PISSN: 18742106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601206010008     Document Type: Article

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