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Original Article

50-Hz, 1-mT Sinusoidal Magnetic Fields Do Not Affect Micronucleus Frequency and Cell Proliferation in Human Lymphocytes from Normal and Turner's Syndrome Subjects

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Pages 301-307 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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