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SUBMITTER: Nzabarushimana E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4641818 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nzabarushimana Etienne E Prior Sara S Miousse Isabelle R IR Pathak Rupak R Allen Antiño R AR Latendresse John J Olsen Reid H J RH Raber Jacob J Hauer-Jensen Martin M Nelson Gregory A GA Koturbash Igor I
Life sciences in space research 20150818
Interest in deep space exploration underlines the needs to investigate the effects of exposure to combined sources of space radiation. The lung is a target organ for radiation, and exposure to protons and heavy ions as radiation sources may lead to the development of degenerative disease and cancer. In this study, we evaluated the pro-fibrotic and epigenetic effects of exposure to protons (150 MeV/nucleon, 0.1 Gy) and heavy iron ions ((56)Fe, 600 MeV/nucleon, 0.5 Gy) alone or in combination (pro ...[more]