Published December 1972 | Version v1
Journal article

Thymic shielding in irradiated mice

Creators

  • 1. Foersvarets Forskningsanstalt, Stockholm (Sweden)

Description

A method for shielding of the thymus in mice during external irradiation is described. The results of the experiments indicate that thymic shielding during roentgen irradiation promotes the regeneration of extrathymic lymphoid tissues and the recovery of the number of lymphoid cells in the peripheral blood. (auth)

Additional details

Identifiers

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Radiologica: Therapy, Physics, Biology
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
6
Series
Acta Radiol., Ther., Phys., Biol.
Journal Page Range
536-544
ISSN
0567-8064

Optional Information

Notes
Updated automatically by Metadata and Full-Text Enrichment Agent