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Radiation-induced tissue abnormalities in fetal brain are related to apoptosis immediately after irradiation

Y. Kubota, S. Takahashi, X.-Z. Sun, H. Sato, S. Aizawa, K. Yoshida Division of Radiobiology and Biodosimetry
Pages 649-659 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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