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Special section

The current status of the adaptive response to ionizing radiation in mammalian cells

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  • Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road MFRC 6004, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA e‐mail: [email protected] Tel: +1 414 456 4670 Fax: +1 414 266 8677

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