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SUBMITTER: Mahmood J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3252890 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mahmood J J Jelveh S S Calveley V V Zaidi A A Doctrow S R SR Hill R P RP
Radiation research 20111020 6
There is a serious need to develop effective mitigators against accidental radiation exposures. In radiation accidents, many people may receive nonuniform whole-body or partial-body irradiation. The lung is one of the more radiosensitive organs, demonstrating pneumonitis and fibrosis that are believed to develop at least partially because of radiation-induced chronic inflammation. Here we addressed the crucial questions of how damage to the lung can be mitigated and whether the response is affec ...[more]