The myeloprotective effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate in an irradiated animal model

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SARPER E. B., Kurtman C., Ozbilgin M.

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.33, no.12, pp.642-644, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/jjco/hyg122
  • Journal Name: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.642-644
  • Keywords: radiotherapy, myeloprotective effect, medroxyprogesterone acetate, MOUSE BONE-MARROW, CYTOTOXIC CHEMOTHERAPY, CORYNEBACTERIUM-PARVUM, GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE, CELLS, MICE, INJECTION, CANCER
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: In this study we evaluated the effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) and its major ingredients on protection of the hematopoietic organs against radiation damage.