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Sex-dependent differences in intestinal tumorigenesis induced in Apc1638N/+ mice by exposure to γ rays.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 1 Jan 2013
Trani Daniela, Moon Bo-Hyun, Kallakury Bhaskar, Hartmann Dan P, Datta Kamal, Fornace Albert J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of 1 and 5 Gy radiation doses and to investigate the interplay of gender and radiation with regard to intestinal tumorigenesis in an adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutant mouse model. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Apc1638N/+ female and male mice were exposed whole body to either 1 Gy or 5 Gy of γ rays and euthanized when most of the treated mice became...
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