Effect of superoxide dismutase on early radiation injury of lungs in the rat.
Early responses of lungs to a single radiation dose of 30 Gy were marked by an inflammatory reaction and the onset of pneumonitis within 4 weeks following hemithorax radiation in the rat. Superoxide dismutase reduced the severity of radiation lesions in lungs.
Malaker
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Manitoba Cancer Treatment & Research Foundation, Winnipeg, Canada.
Das
R M
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D000818:Animals; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase