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Original Article

G2 Arrest in Mouse Zygotes after X-irradiation: Reversion by Caffeine and Influence of Chromosome Abnormalities

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Pages 257-268 | Received 21 Dec 1987, Accepted 25 Mar 1988, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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