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Mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory activity of low-dose radiation therapy

G. HILDEBRANDT M. P. SEED C. N. FREEMANTLE C. A. S. ALAM P. R. COLVILLE-NASH K. R. TROTT Author for correspondence: email [email protected] Departments of; Radiation Biology and; Experimental Pathology, Saint Bartholomew‘s and the Royal London School ofMedicine and Dentistry, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
Pages 367-378 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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