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Original Article

Effects of Extended Low-dose-rate Exposure to 137Cs Detected by Flow-cytometric Enumeration of Micronucleated Erythrocytes in Mouse Peripheral Blood

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Pages 339-347 | Received 03 Jul 1992, Accepted 31 Oct 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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