Cytokine and Growth Factor Response in a Rat Model of Radiation Induced Injury to the Submental Muscles
Suzanne N. King, Zakariyya Al-Quran, Justin Hurley, Brian Zhiyang Wang, Neal Dunlap
This study examines cytokine and growth factor changes in rat submental muscles after radiation, finding upregulated TGF-1β, MMP-2, and IL-6 in irradiated mylohyoid muscle.
Dysphagia · Jul 30, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology