The Evaluation of Melatonin Effect Against The Early Effect of Ionizing Radiation Induced Lung Injury

The Evaluation of Melatonin Effect Against The Early Effect of Ionizing Radiation Induced Lung Injury

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Background & Objective: Lung is a radiosensitive organ. Patients who are undergoing radiation therapy in their chest are subjected to radiation pneumonitis in the early phase and pulmonary fibrosis in the late one. Melatonin scavenges free radicals directly and acts as an indirect antioxidant th...

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Main Authors: raziyeh tahamtan, gholam hassan haddadi, ali reza tavassoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fasa University of Medical Sciences 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences
Subjects:
melatonin
ionizing radiation
radiation pneumonia.
Online Access:http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/article-1-351-en.pdf

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