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The radioprotective effect of RES-blockade was studied in LPS-resistant mice. Injection of carbon particles protected these mice from radiation lethality whereas LPS did not; thus a difference in the mechanism of radioprotection was demonstrated.
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This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan.
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Kumagai, K., Izumi, H., Tsurusawa, M. et al. Radioprotection of LPS-resistant C3H/HeJ mice by RES-blockade. Experientia 38, 861 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01972318
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