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Original Article

The Contribution of the Nuclear Reaction 1H(n, γ)2D to the Yield of DNA Single Strand Breaks in Cultured Mammalian Cells Irradiated by Thermal Neutrons

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Pages 545-554 | Received 03 Jan 1985, Accepted 18 Mar 1985, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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