The effect of X-ray irradiation on the function and saliva composition of rat parotid and submandibular/ sublingual glands
| Autor: | Hiromasa Kamemoto, Hajime Fuchihata, Tatsuo Hashida, Takashi Ooshima |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Saliva
medicine.medical_specialty Salivary gland business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Sublingual gland Parotid gland Radiation therapy stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology stomatognathic system Saliva composition Major Salivary Gland Internal medicine Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Dentistry (miscellaneous) X ray irradiation business |
| Zdroj: | Oral Radiology. 15:79-83 |
| ISSN: | 1613-9674 0911-6028 |
| Popis: | Radiation therapy to the head and neck area frequently causes severe salivary gland dysfunction and xerostomia. Morphological studies of irradiated salivary glands have suggested that the submandibular/sublingual gland may be less radiosensitive than the parotid gland. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of radiation on major salivary gland functions in rats with radiation-induced xerostomia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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