Protective Mechanisms in Ionizing Radiation Injury
- 1 January 1953
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Physiological Society in Physiological Reviews
- Vol. 33 (1) , 35-76
- https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.1953.33.1.35
Abstract
The author discusses the nature of radiobiological effects; the problem of radiosensitivity; intermediary radiochemical events; modifying factors including water, oxygen, sulfhydryl and related substances, metabolites, enzyme inhibitors, pH; temp. and related phenomena. 377 references.Keywords
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