Fucoidan attenuates radioiodine-induced salivary gland dysfunction in mice

• Main Authors: Young-Mo Kim (Author), Jeong Mi Kim (Author), Ji Won Kim (Author), Mi Eun Choi (Author), Seok-Ki Kim (Author), Jeong-Seok Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Radioiodine (RI) treatments can destroy the cellular components of salivary glands (SG) and disrupt their function. This study investigated whether fucoidan could attenuate radioiodine-induced SG dysfunction in a mouse model. Methods Female C57BL/6 mice (n = 36) were classified i...