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Original Article

Alpha-irradiation of Haemopoietic Tissue in Pre- and Postnatal Mice: 2. Effects of Mid-term Contamination with 239Pu in Utero

T.M. Mason CRC Department of Experimental Haematology, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, M20 9BX, UK
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B.I. Lord Division of Radiation Oncogenesis, MRC Radiobiology Unit, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0RD, UK
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G. Molineux CRC Department of Experimental Haematology, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, M20 9BX, UK
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E.R. Humphreys Division of Radiation Oncogenesis, MRC Radiobiology Unit, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0RD, UK
Pages 393-403 | Received 03 Jun 1991, Accepted 12 Aug 1991, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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