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Original Article

Survival of Mouse Type B Spermatogonia for the Study of the Biological Effectiveness of 1 MeV, 2·3 MeV and 5·6 MeV Fast Neutrons

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Pages 237-243 | Received 14 Nov 1986, Accepted 17 Feb 1987, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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