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Original Article

Cell Cycle Dependence for the Induction of 6-thioguanine-resistant Mutations: G2/M Stage is Distinctively Sensitive to 252Cf Neutrons but Not to 60Co γ-rays

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Pages 475-481 | Received 03 Jul 1992, Accepted 14 Dec 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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