Open AccessEffect of Bone Marrow Transplantation on the Fetal Skeleton of Maternally Irradiated Pregnant Rats
Author(s) -
Mervat Ahmed Abd Rabou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1812-5735
pISSN - 1028-8880
DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2021.207.218
Subject(s) - skeleton (computer programming) , bone marrow transplantation , fetus , andrology , bone marrow , transplantation , medicine , biology , pregnancy , anatomy , pathology , genetics
Prenatal exposure to ionizing radiation can interfere with embryonic and fetal growth depending on the dose and gestational age. The present study was completed to evaluate the effect of transplanted bone marrow on the fetal skeleton of pregnant rats exposed to gamma radiation.