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Original Article

Dithiothreitol Pretreatment and Inducible Repair in UV-irradiated Escherichia Coli K12 Cells

Pages 381-393 | Received 17 Jul 1987, Accepted 02 Nov 1987, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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