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Effects of Alkoxyglycerols and especially Selachyl Alcohol on the Bone Marrow in connexion with Irradiation Treatment and in Leukæmia Therapy

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IN connexion with irradiation treatment it has been shown that alkoxyglycerols to a certain extent prevent and cure leuko- and thrombo-cytopænia1. It was found that the effect was related to the amount of alkoxyglycerols administered per os. Above a certain dosage there is less effect.

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BROHULT, A. Effects of Alkoxyglycerols and especially Selachyl Alcohol on the Bone Marrow in connexion with Irradiation Treatment and in Leukæmia Therapy. Nature 181, 1484–1485 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811484b0

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