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Original Article

Comparative Human Cellular Radiosensitivity: I. The Effect of SV40 Transformation and Immortalisation on the Gamma-irradiation Survival of Skin Derived Fibroblasts from Normal Individuals and from Ataxia-telangiectasia Patients and Heterozygotes

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Pages 911-928 | Received 06 Apr 1988, Accepted 25 Jul 1988, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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