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Original Article

Dose-incidence Relationships for Exencephalia, Anophthalmia and Prenatal Mortality in Mouse Embryos Irradiated with Fission Neutrons or 250 kV X-rays

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Pages 223-236 | Received 06 Oct 1986, Accepted 20 Feb 1987, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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