On the mechanism of the radioprotective action of cyanide
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The mechanism of the radioprotective action of cyanide has been investigated with rat-thymocyte suspensions, cultured human-kidney cells and with mice. Cyanide does not protect cells in vitro. In the thymocyte system, cyanide has instead a slight radiosensitizing action. The presence of cyanide after the irradiation causes an inhibition of the development of eosin permeability. In mice, cyanide produces a hypoxia of the spleen and bone-marrow. This hypoxia explains the protection against a lethal dose of x-rays. © 1962 Informa UK Ltd
TNO Identifier
244538
Source
International Journal of Radiation Biology, 4(3), pp. 311-319.
Pages
311-319
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