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Effects of low dose irradiation on TK6 and U937 cells: induction of p53 and its role in cell-cycle delay and the adaptive response

A. S. Hendrikse, A. J. Hunter, M. Keraan, G. H. Blekkenhorst Department of Radiation Oncology
Pages 11-21 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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