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Original Article

Determination of G-values for Single and Double Strand Break Induction in Plasmid DNA Using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis and a Curve-fitting Procedure

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Pages 125-138 | Received 21 Jul 1986, Accepted 23 Jan 1987, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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