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Apoptosis induced by low-dose and low-dose-rate radiation
12 Feb 2002
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been claimed that external radiation, as a treatment modality for malignant diseases, partly induces apoptosis. It is not known, however, whether therapeutic low-dose and low-dose-rate radiation are able to induce apoptosis. METHODS: The effect of low-dose radiation on apoptosis induction in HeLa Hep2 cells was studied, and quantitation of the apoptotic cells was performed by...
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