Radioprotection by a combination of Iloprost/Misoprostol/3D-MPL/WR-3689; AFRRI Pre-Transition Information Paper 3689

Bethesda, Maryland: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, 1991. Presumed First Edition First Printing thus. Spiral bound. Various paginations and some pages not paginated. Marked NOT CLEARED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. Topics covered include Performance Requirements for a Radioprotective Combination, Background, Technical Summary, and Abstract of Technical Summary. Includes Efficacy, Toxicity, Pharmacokinetics, Performance, Discussion on the Utility of the Radioprotective Combination, and References. Also includes Addendum A: Structures of Iloprost, Misoprostol, 3D-MPL, and WR-3689 and Radioprotective Benefit of Combining These Agents, and Addendum B: Performance of Canines Treated with a Combination of Iloprost/Misoprostol/3D-MPL and WR-3689. The Army Qualitative Research Requirements for Nuclear Weapons Effects Information (QRR) identifies the Army's most important nuclear weapons effects research, development, test, and evaluation efforts. The document also provides the rationale for prioritizing and rank-ordering work supporting them and other NWE-related efforts, an important management consideration in times of Department of Defense budget constraints.

The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) is a triservice laboratory in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and was chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1961. It conducts research in the field of radiobiology and related matters which are essential to the operational and medical support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. military services. AFRRI provides services and performs cooperative research with other federal and civilian agencies and institutions.

AFRRI is a joint entity of the military departments and is subject to the authority and direction of the president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), under the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs and the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.
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Keywords: Nuclear Weapons Effects Research, Department of Defense, Radioprotective, Iloprost, Misoprostol, 3D-MPL, Phosphorothioate, Pharmacokinetics

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