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Metabolic and Hormonal Changes in Irradiated Animals

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Fundamentals for the Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation

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This is a short review on metabolic and hormonal changes in irradiated experimental animals. These changes are intensive and extensive in rats, less expressive in mice and dogs and of lesser degree in other animals. The research on metabolic changes associated with various forms of ionizing radiation action peaked within fifties and seventies, than decreased; now the use of nuclear magnetic resonance could partially restore the interest on metabolic changes, especially in experimental radiation oncology. The review will be focused on results of our group and on a special form of irradiation-the continuous application of gamma rays.

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    Stanislav Kozubek

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Ahlers, I. (1999). Metabolic and Hormonal Changes in Irradiated Animals. In: Baumstark-Khan, C., Kozubek, S., Horneck, G. (eds) Fundamentals for the Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation. NATO Science Series, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4585-5_49

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