Involvement of Histamine Released From Mast Cells in Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Mice

• Main Authors: Saiko Moriyasu (Author), Kouichi Yamamoto (Author), Naoko Kureyama (Author), Keita Okamura (Author), Toshiji Ikeda (Author), Atsushi Yamatodani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A possible involvement of histamine in acute radiation dermatitis in mice was investigated. The dose of 40 Gy of gamma irradiation induced erythema and edema in C57BL/6 mice treated with vehicle. However, in C57BL/6 mice treated with chlorpheniramine and WBB6F1-W/Wv mice, erythema and edema were not...