title: Dimensional variations induced by local irradiation in cheek skin and oral mucous membrane.
abstract: The present study was undertaken to characterize and quantitatively analyze an easily reproducible experimental model of rat oral mucosa subjected to a sequence of radiation doses and post-irradiation times using epithelial and connective tissue thickness and cytochrome oxidase activity as end-pints. The radiobiological behaviour of oral mucosa was compared to that of skin subjected to the same experimental conditions.
authors.affiliation: Oral Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires, Radiobiology Department, National Atomic Energy Commission, Argentina.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kokubu
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Schwint
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Itoiz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007642:Keratosis / Q000209:etiology; D023421:Models, Animal; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV