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:iranian journal of radiation research
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b. lee department of otorhinolaryngology, pusan national university hospital and biomedical research institute, pusan national university school of medicine, busan, republic of korea
d. kim department of radiation oncology, pusan national university hospital and biomedical research institute, pusan national university school of medicine, busan, republic of korea
w. kim department of radiation oncology, pusan national university hospital and biomedical research institute, pusan national university school of medicine, busan, republic of korea
j. lee department of otorhinolaryngology, pusan national university hospital and biomedical research institute, pusan national university school of medicine, busan, republic of korea
y. lim department of otorhinolaryngology, pusan national university hospital and biomedical research institute, pusan national university school of medicine, busan, republic of korea
d. shin department of pathology, pusan national university hospital and biomedical research institute, pusan national university school of medicine, busan, republic of korea
background: ghrelin is a hormone related to food intake in rodents and humans, mainly produced in stomach. this study aimed to determine the effect of irradiation on ghrelin concentration in the gastric mucosa of rats. materials and methods : twenty-five rats were exposed to 15 gy of whole-abdominal irradiation. gastric tissue samples were obtained 1, 3, 7, 30, and 90 days after irradiation. fi...
