Effects of acute exposure to low-dose radiation on the characteristics of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells

Abstract Background In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the effects of low-dose irradiation on human health. We examined whether low-dose irradiation affected the functions of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs), which are tissue/organ-supportive stem cells, derived from bone ma...

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Main Authors: Aya Fujishiro, Yasuo Miura, Masaki Iwasa, Sumie Fujii, Noriko Sugino, Akira Andoh, Hideyo Hirai, Taira Maekawa, Tatsuo Ichinohe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Inflammation and Regeneration
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41232-017-0049-2