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Original Article

Radioprotective Effects of Cimetidine in Mouse Bone Marrow Cells Exposed to γ-rays as Assayed by the Micronucleus Test

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Pages 189-194 | Received 08 Sep 1992, Accepted 18 Mar 1993, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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