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Original Articles

Antioxidant activity of curcumin protects against the radiation-induced micronuclei formation in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes exposed to various doses of γ-Radiation

Pages 485-493 | Received 19 Feb 2020, Accepted 23 Dec 2020, Published online: 02 Feb 2021

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