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Original Article

Radioprotection by Dmso Against the Biological Effects of Incorporated Radionuclides in Vivo: Comparison with other radioprotectors and evidence for indirect action of Auger electrons

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Pages 901-907 | Received 25 Aug 1995, Accepted 13 Feb 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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