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Effect of age on the sensitivity of the rat thyroid gland to ionizing radiation

Exposure to ionizing radiation during childhood is a well-known risk factor for thyroid cancer. Our study evaluated the effect of age on the radiosensitivity of rat thyroid glands. Four-week-old (4W), 7 -week-old (7W), and 8-month-old (8M) male Wistar rats were exposed to 8 Gy of whole-body X-ray ir...

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Autores principales: Matsuu-Matsuyama, Mutsumi, Shichijo, Kazuko, Okaichi, Kumio, Kurashige, Tomomi, Kondo, Hisayoshi, Miura, Shiro, Nakashima, Masahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4426927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25691451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rrv003