Published June 1998 | Version v1
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Partial Body Hyperthermia: A Potent radioprotector

  • 1. Dept. of radiation protection and nuclear safety Syrian Atomic Energy Commission. Damascus. P.O. Box 6091, (Syrian Arab Republic)
  • 2. Dept. of Radio-Biology and Health, Syrian Atomic Energy Commission. Damascus. P.O. Box 6091 (Syrian Arab Republic)

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With the aim to investigate the potential role of some radioprotectors, partial body hyperthermia (PBH) was tested as a protector against the lethality induced by gamma-irradiation. Two groups of Wistar rats [ gr. (1): females and gr. (2): males] were treated with PBH by dipping the lower parts of the animals in water-bath at 43 degree for 1 hr. Animals were, then, irradiated with a lethal dose of gamma-radiation (9 Gy) 20 hr s post PBH. Our results show that: PBH has a protecting role against the lethality induced by gamma-irradiation with a protection factor [survival in rats treated with PBH and radiation/ survival in rats treated with radiation] of 10 in gr.(1) and 7 in gr. (2). The role of PBH was more enhanced in females as compared with males

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Proceedings of the third arab conference on the peaceful uses of atomic energy, vol.a,b

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Imprint Title
Proceedings of the third arab conference on the peaceful uses of atomic energy, vol.a,b
Imprint Pagination
792 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 7-15
Report number
INIS-EG--173(v.A,B)

Conference

Title
3. Arab conference on the peaceful uses of atomic energy
Dates
9-13 Dec 1998
Place
Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic)

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