Suppression of radiation-induced salivary gland dysfunction by IGF-1.

Suppression of radiation-induced salivary gland dysfunction by IGF-1.

<h4>Background</h4>Radiation is a primary or secondary therapeutic modality for treatment of head and neck cancer. A common side effect of irradiation to the neck and neck region is xerostomia caused by salivary gland dysfunction. Approximately 40,000 new cases of xerostomia result from...

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Main Authors: Kirsten H Limesand, Sherif Said, Steven M Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0004663&type=printable
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