Restoration of radiation therapy-induced salivary gland dysfunction in mice by post therapy IGF-1 administration

BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer results in severe and chronic salivary gland dysfunction in most individuals. This results in significant side effects including xerostomia, dysphagia, and malnutrition which are linked to significant reductions in patients' quality of life. Cur...

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Autores principales: Grundmann, Oliver, Fillinger, Jamia L, Victory, Kerton R, Burd, Randy, Limesand, Kirsten H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20698985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-10-417

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