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Original Article

The Effect of Paraquat on the Radiosensitivity of Melanoma Cells: the Role of Superoxide Dismutase & CATALASE

Alicja Jaworska Department of Radiation Biology and Health Protection, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 03-195, Warsaw, Poland, United Kingdom
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Nada Stojcevic-lemic Richard Dimbleby Department of Cancer, Research, St. Thomas's Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Anthony H.W. Nias Richard Dimbleby Department of Cancer, Research, St. Thomas's Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Prof. H. Sies Department of Radiation Biology and Health Protection, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 03-195, Warsaw, Poland, United Kingdom
Pages 139-145 | Received 09 Sep 1992, Accepted 01 Dec 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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