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Original Article

Marked Effect of Buffers on Yield of Single- and Double-strand Breaks in DNA Irradiated at Room Temperature and at 77K

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Pages 161-165 | Received 29 Jun 1992, Accepted 24 Sep 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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