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Summary
The serotonin-creatinine sulfate complex (S-CS) at a concentration of 3.14 × 10−5 M protected the planarian Dugesia tigrina from the lethal action of X-rays; the dose reduction factor was 1.88. Vasoconstriction and the subsequent lowering of oxygen tension inside the tissues was not involved in this observed radioprotection.
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