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Original Article

Flow Cytometric Analysis of the Effects of 0·4 MeV Fission Neutrons on Mouse Spermatogenesis

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Pages 401-419 | Received 25 Apr 1986, Accepted 13 Oct 1986, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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