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Original Article

DNA Damaging and Cell Cycle Effects of the Topoisomerase I Poison Camptothecin in Irradiated Human Cells

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Pages 749-757 | Received 12 Aug 1991, Accepted 23 Jan 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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