TY - JOUR AU - Xu, Wei AU - Xu, Lan AU - Chen, Ming AU - Mao, Yong Tao AU - Xie, Zong Gang AU - Wu, Shi Liang AU - Dong, Qi Rong PY - 2012 DA - 2012/06/08 TI - The effects of low dose X-irradiation on osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells in vitro JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 94 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - It has been indicated that moderate or high dose of X-irradiation could delay fracture union and cause osteoradionecrosis, in part, mediated by its effect on proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts. However, whether low dose irradiation (LDI) has similar roles on osteoblasts is still unknown. In this study, we investigated whether and to what extent LDI could affect the proliferation, differentiation and mineralization of osteoblasts in vitro. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-94 DO - 10.1186/1471-2474-13-94 ID - Xu2012 ER -