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Radioprotective effect of a protein free parathyroid extract

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The radioprotective effect of a bovine protein-free parathyroid extract was studied in rats, being administered orally after irradiation. A significant increase in survival was found after treatment compared to controls. It is assumed that the extract contains a new, probably as yet unknow bioactive agent responsible for the radioprotection.

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  1. Chinoin Pharmaceutical and Chemical Works Ltd, H-1325, Budapest, Hungary

    L. Feuer & S. Ormai

  2. Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1450, Budapest, Hungary

    L. Feuer & S. Ormai

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Feuer, L., Ormai, S. Radioprotective effect of a protein free parathyroid extract. Experientia 34, 1356–1357 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01981469

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