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Cytogenetic analysis in human lymphocytes after exposure to simulated cosmic radiation which reflects the inflight radiation environment

ANNA HEIMERS Department of Physics, University of Bremen, Department of Physics, PO Box 330440, D-28334 Bremen, Germany:e-mail: [email protected]
Pages 691-698 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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