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Effect of superoxide dismutase on early radiation injury of lungs in the rat

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Early responses of lungs to a single radiation dose of 30 Gy were marked by an inflammatory reaction and the onset of pneumonitis within 4 weeks following hemithorax radiation in the rat. Superoxide dismutase reduced the severity of radiation lesions in lungs.

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  1. Department Radiation Oncology, Manitoba Cancer Treatment & Research Foundation, 100 Olivia Street, R3E OV9, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Malaker, K. Effect of superoxide dismutase on early radiation injury of lungs in the rat. Mol Cell Biochem 84, 141–145 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00421048

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