Acute effects of radiation treatment to submental muscles on burrowing and swallowing behaviors in a rat model

Swallowing impairments are a major complication of radiation treatment for oropharyngeal cancers, influencing oral intake and quality of life. The timing and functional consequences of radiation treatment on the swallowing process is not clearly understood. A rodent radiation injury model was used t...

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Main Authors: Suzanne N. King, Evan Greenwell, Nada Kaissieh, Lekha Devara, Zachary Carter, James Fox, Megan Blackburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106154/?tool=EBI