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Effect of ethidium bromide intercalation on DNA radiosensitivity

M. Begusova, M. Spotheim-Maurizot, V. Michalik, M. Charlier Nuclear Physics Institute, Radiation Dosimetry Department, Na Truhlarce 39, 18086 Prague 8, Czech Republic.
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