Radiation-Stimulated Epigenetic Reprogramming of Adaptive-Response Genes in the Lung: An Evolutionary Gift for Mounting Adaptive Protection against Lung Cancer
Humans are continuously exposed to low-level ionizing radiation from natural sources. However, harsher radiation environments persisted during our planet's early years and mammals survived via an evolutionary gift - a system of radiation-induced natural protective measures (adaptive protection)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2009-04-01
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Series: | Dose-Response |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2203/dose-response.08-016.Scott |