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TLR4 knockout protects mice from radiation-induced thymic lymphoma by downregulation of IL6 and miR-21

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This work was supported in part by the grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31070761 and No. 31070762) and by the grants from Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, China (No.09ZR1439400 and No. 11ZR1446400).

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    C Liu, F Gao, B Li, J Lin, L Zhao & J Cai

  2. Chalk River Laboratories, Radiological Protection Research and Instrumentation Branch, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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  3. Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

    X Liu

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Liu, C., Gao, F., Li, B. et al. TLR4 knockout protects mice from radiation-induced thymic lymphoma by downregulation of IL6 and miR-21. Leukemia 25, 1516–1519 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2011.113

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