Published March 1984
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Journal article
Initial studies of hypoxic radioprotection by deoxygenated dextran-hemoglobin
Description
Initial studies were performed to examine the potential of perfused dextran-hemoglobin to protect pig skin or mouse bone marrow cells against radiation damage. Some protection was indicated in both systems. In the pig skin a protection factor of 1.5 was observed for moist desquamation, and 2.0 for necrosis. These results suggest the possibility of using blood substitutes to induce tissue hypoxia for therapeutic purposes
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 10
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 369-373
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15067255
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ANOXIA; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL KILLING; DEXTRAN; ERYTHEMA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEMOGLOBIN; NECROSIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SKIN; SWINE
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMAL CELLS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; BODY; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; DATA; DISEASES; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; GLOBINS; HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; MAMMALS; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PIGMENTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PORPHYRINS; PROTEINS; SACCHARIDES; SOMATIC CELLS; SYMPTOMS; VERTEBRATES