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IN a previous study1 we demonstrated that pretreatment of dogs with a single small, non-diabetogenic dose of alloxan monohydrate (15 mg/kg) intravenously protects the pancreatic ultrastructure against severe irradiation damage.
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WELLMANN, K., VOLK, B. & LAZARUS, S. Protection of Canine Pancreatic Ultrastructure against Radiation Damage by Post-treatment with Alloxan. Nature 216, 86–87 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216086a0
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