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International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine Volume 43, 1983 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Radiation Sensitization of Bacteria and Bacterial Spores by Nitrous Oxide and Low Concentrations of Oxygen: Evidence for a Common Mechanism of Damage

David Ewing Department of Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, Hahnemann University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102, U.S.A.
Pages 565-569 | Received 02 Aug 1982, Accepted 12 Jan 1983, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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