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Original Article

Comparative Effect of the Thiols Dithiothreitol, Cysteamine and WR-151326 on Survival and on the Induction of DNA Damage in Cultured Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Exposed to γ-radiation

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Pages 71-91 | Received 02 Oct 1989, Accepted 25 Jan 1990, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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