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Original Article

Hair Cortical Cell Counts (HCCC), a New Sensitive in Vivo Assay with Possible Applications for Biological Dosimetry

Pages 91-95 | Received 04 Jun 1992, Accepted 27 Aug 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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