This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 39600077 & 39770329). We thank Prof. Shao Xiaomei and Dr. Qing Mei (Shanghai Pediatric Hospital) for providing the ther-mometer (Omega). The excellent technical assis
To assess the mechanisms of modest hypothermia(MH) and its effects on cellular radiation response, a model of anesthesia-induced modest hypothermia(AIMH) in the adult mice and a model of pure MH in the newborn mice we...