Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10917916 | Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
An early onset of local hypoxia occurs during fractionated irradiation in mouse tongue epithelium. The effect is markedly reduced by the mucoprotective agent pentoxifylline, suggesting a mucositis-promoting role of hypoxia; this, however, deserves further investigation.
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Authors
Sylvia Gruber, Daniel Hamedinger, Eva Bozsaky, Margret Schmidt, Kathrin Wolfram, Julia Haagen, Bettina Habelt, Martin Puttrich, Wolfgang Dörr,