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Radioprotective activity of interferon inducers

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The radioprotective activity of interferon inducers (tilorone, Acranil, poly I:C and LPS) was investigated against acute X-ray irradiation and prolonged60Cogamma rays irradiation. The endogenous spleen colony formation test and percentage of surviving mice 30 days after irradiation were used as indicators. All interferon inducers investigated proved to have radioprotective activity.

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Tálas, M., Szolgay, E. Radioprotective activity of interferon inducers. Archives of Virology 56, 309–315 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01315281

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