International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 4 , Pages 1198-1205 , 15 July 2010

Combined Tlr2 and Tlr4 Deficiency Increases Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice

  • Alexandra Paun, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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  • Jessica Fox, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and the Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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  • Viviane Balloy, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institut Pasteur, Unité de Défense innée et Inflammation, Inserm, Paris, France
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  • Michel Chignard, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institut Pasteur, Unité de Défense innée et Inflammation, Inserm, Paris, France
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  • Salman T. Qureshi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and the Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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  • Christina K. Haston, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Department of Medicine and the Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Christina K. Haston, Ph.D., Department of Medicine and the Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, 3626 St. Urbain, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2X 2P2. Tel: (514) 398-3864, ext. 089714; Fax: (514) 398-7483

Received 16 October 2009 ,Revised 18 December 2009 ,Accepted 18 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.12.065

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 4 , Pages 1198-1205 , 15 July 2010

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