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Original Article

Evaluation of Cell Death in EB V-Transformed Lymphocytes Using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, Light Microscopy and Electron Microscopy: II. Induction of Non-Classic Apoptosis (“Para-Apoptosis”) by Tritiated Thymidine

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Pages 107-119 | Received 29 Oct 1994, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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