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International Journal of Radiation Biology Volume 56, 1989 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Effect of Tritiated Water on Female Germ Cells: Mouse Oocyte Killing and RBE

Y. Satow Department of Geneticopathology, Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku Hiroshima, 734, Japan
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H. Hori Department of Biometrics, Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku Hiroshima, 734, Japan
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J.-Y. Lee Department of Radiation Biology, Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku Hiroshima 734, Japan, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku Hiroshima, 734, Japan
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M. Ohtaki Department of Radiobiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 5-2 Hiziyama, Minami-ku Hiroshima, 734, Japan
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S. Sawada Radiation Biology Center, Kyoto University, Yoshidakonoe-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606, Japan
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N. Nakamura Department of Geneticopathology, Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku Hiroshima, 734, Japan
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S. Okada Department of Biometrics, Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku Hiroshima, 734, Japan
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Pages 293-299 | Received 12 Sep 1988, Accepted 03 May 1989, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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