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Caryologia
International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics
Volume 24, 1971 - Issue 1
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The Protective Influence of Cysteine and Glutathione Against Radiation Induced Chromosome Damage in Hordeum Vulgare Root Tips

S. B. ReddyInstitute of Radiobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm — 60, Sweden
Pages 41-47 | Received 14 May 1970, Published online: 30 Jan 2014

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