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Correlation between cellular radiosensitivity and non-repaired double-strand breaks studied in nine mammalian cell lines

E. DIKOMEY J. DAHM-DAPHI I. BRAMMER R. MARTENSEN B. KAINA Institu te of Biophysics and Radiobiology, University of Hamburg, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; Department of Radiotherapy, University of Hamburg Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany.; Department of Applied Toxicology, University of Mainz, Obere Zahlbacherstr. 67, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
Pages 269-278 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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