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International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine Volume 45, 1984 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Distribution of Plutonium-239 in the Skeleton of the Tree Shrew (Tupaia Belangeri) during the First 15 Months after Injection

W. Sontag Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Genetik und für Toxikologie von Spaltstoffen, Postfach 3640, 7500, Karlsruhe 1, F.R. Germany
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A. Seidel Pathologisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg, 6900, Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld, F.R. Germany
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P. Möller Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Genetik und für Toxikologie von Spaltstoffen, Postfach 3640, 7500, Karlsruhe 1, F.R. Germany
Pages 51-64 | Received 18 Nov 1982, Accepted 10 Sep 1983, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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