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Protection from body weight loss by 2-mercaptopropionylglycine (MPG) in growing mice irradiated in utero with gamma radiation

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2-Mercaptopropionylglycine administered during fetal growth period, protected significantly young mice against loss of body weight during postnatal development induced by 50 R gamma irradiation.

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  1. Radioembryology Group of the Radiation Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, 302 004, Jaipur, India

    P. K. Dev, S. M. Gupta, P. K. Goyal, G. Mehta & B. P. Pareek

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Acknowledgment. The work was supported by a grant from CSIR, New Delhi, to P.K.D. which is gratefully acknowledged. The authors are also thankful to Prof. P. Navlakha for the irradiation facilities.

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Dev, P.K., Gupta, S.M., Goyal, P.K. et al. Protection from body weight loss by 2-mercaptopropionylglycine (MPG) in growing mice irradiated in utero with gamma radiation. Experientia 38, 962–963 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953678

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