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Original Article

Separation of DNA Fragments Induced by Ionizing Irradiation Using a Graded-field Gel Electrophoresis

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Pages 161-168 | Received 09 Jul 1994, Accepted 21 Sep 1994, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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