Historical and recent evidence for the existence of mitogenetic radiation

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 565-571

  Wainwright, Milton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031781408     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1998.0023     Document Type: Review

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