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Original Article

Observations and an Interpretation of Dose-response Relationships for Cellular Transformation in Terms of Induced (T) Repair

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Pages 41-51 | Received 05 Feb 1990, Accepted 31 May 1990, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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