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900/1800 MHZ RF AND THE RAT BLOOD FORMING SYSTEM

A genotoxic analysis of the hematopoietic system after mobile phone type radiation exposure in rats

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Pages 664-672 | Received 12 Oct 2014, Accepted 28 Apr 2015, Published online: 03 Jun 2015

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