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Original Article

Radioprotection of Pyrimidines by Oxygen and Sensitization by Phosphate: A Feature of Their Electron Adducts

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Pages 791-796 | Received 17 Oct 1986, Accepted 09 Dec 1986, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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