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Original Article

Alpha-particle Irradiation of Haemopoietic Tissue in Pre- and Postnatal Mice

1: Distribution of Plutonium-239 after Mid-term Contamination

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Pages 467-478 | Received 20 Mar 1990, Accepted 12 Aug 1990, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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