Low-dose irradiation affects expression of inflammatory markers in the heart of ApoE -/- mice.

Epidemiological studies indicate long-term risks of ionizing radiation on the heart, even at moderate doses. In this study, we investigated the inflammatory, thrombotic and fibrotic late responses of the heart after low-dose irradiation (IR) with specific emphasize on the dose rate. Hypercholesterol...

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Main Authors: Daniel Mathias, Ronald E J Mitchel, Mirela Barclay, Heather Wyatt, Michelle Bugden, Nicholas D Priest, Stewart C Whitman, Markus Scholz, Guido Hildebrandt, Manja Kamprad, Annegret Glasow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119661