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Induction of micronuclei and apoptosis in natural killer cells compared to T lymphocytes after gamma -irradiation

H. LOUAGIE J. PHILIPPE A. VRAL M. CORNELISSEN H. THIERENS L. DE RIDDER Department of Anatomy, Embryology and Histology , Section of Histology , L. Pasteu rlaan 2, B9000 Gent, Belgium.; Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology , University Hospital 1B2, De Pintelaan 185, B9000 Gent, Belgium.; Department of Biomedical Physics, University of Gent, Proeftu instraat 86, B9000 Gent, Belgium.
Pages 179-185 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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