Acta Med. 2004, 47: 19-23

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.60

Radioprotective Effects of Amifostine (WR-2721) or Cystamine on Radiation Damage and Its Repair in Rats Whole Body Exposed to Fission Neutrons

Pavel Kunaa, Milan Dostálb, Otakar Nerudab, Karel Volenecc, Ivan Vodičkad, Leoš Navrátila, Pavel Petýrekb, Václav Svobodae, Jan Šimšab, Jiřina Vávrováb, Jindřiška Heřmanskáf, Zdeněk Prouzag, Pavel Pittermang, Evžen Listíkh, František Spurnýi, Josef Knajflb, František Podzimekb, Stanislav Špeldab, Jan Österreicherb, František Konrádb, Renata Havránkováa

aUniversity of South Bohemia, Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Department of Radiology and Toxicology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
bPurkyně Military Medical Academy Hradec Králové, Department of Radiobiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
cElla-CS, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
dCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Medical Biophysics, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
eUniversity Hospital in Hradec Králové, Department of Radiation Oncology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
fCharles University in Prague, 2nd Medical Faculty, Department of Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
gThe State Office for Nuclear Safety, Prague, Czech Republic
hInstitute of Nuclear Research Řež, a.s., Husinec-Řež, Czech Republic
iInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Prague Czech Republic

Received September 1, 2003
Accepted October 1, 2003

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