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Original Article

Effects of the K-shell X-ray Absorption of Phosphorus on the Scission of the Pentadeoxythymidylic Acid

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Pages 151-159 | Received 11 Jun 1992, Accepted 17 Aug 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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