Radiation-induced signaling results in mitochondrial impairment in mouse heart at 4 weeks after exposure to X-rays.

<h4>Background</h4>Radiation therapy treatment of breast cancer, Hodgkin's disease or childhood cancers expose the heart to high local radiation doses, causing an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in the survivors decades after the treatment. The mechanisms that underlie the...

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Main Authors: Zarko Barjaktarovic, Dominik Schmaltz, Alena Shyla, Omid Azimzadeh, Sabine Schulz, Julia Haagen, Wolfgang Dörr, Hakan Sarioglu, Alexander Schäfer, Michael J Atkinson, Hans Zischka, Soile Tapio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22174747/?tool=EBI