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Original Article

DNA Excision Repair as a Component of Adaptation to Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation Escherichia Coli

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Pages 613-619 | Received 03 Feb 1993, Accepted 29 Jul 1993, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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