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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Acute Radiation Syndrome"”.
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MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE DRIVEN BY TELOMERE UNCAPPING
… cell types, however the systemic effects of acute TRF2 loss have remained poorly characterized. In this work, we adopted an inducible Trf2 knockout mouse model to investigate the consequences of telomere uncapping at the organismal level. Trf2 deletion was rapidly achieved across multiple …
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Analysis of Minocycline as a Radioprotectant
<p>Exposure to radiation is increasing in a variety of settings including space exploration, diagnostic medical procedures and radiotherapy. Cells of the hematopoietic system, such as white blood cells (WBC), are especially sensitive to radiation and their decline can result in Acute Radiation …
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Real-Time Radiation Detection within the Gastrointestinal Tract
The risk of a radiation emergency is becoming more prevalent as the misuse of nuclear facilities or technologies by terrorists or rogue nation-states continues to increase. A radiation emergency could cause instantaneous and sustained large releases of penetrating radiation, which would result in …
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Development and Evaluation of Therapeutics in the Setting of Radiation Injury
<p>The possibility of an incident involving radiation exposure is at the forefront of public attention in the current global environment. With a greater number of entities possessing nuclear weapons and increased demand for nuclear power, the concern for uncontained exposure to radiation is …