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Original Article

Enhanced Sensitivity to Neoplastic Transformation by 137Cs γ-rays of Cells in the G2-/M-phase Age Interval

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Pages 191-199 | Received 02 Dec 1991, Accepted 26 Feb 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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