DNA repair: Knockouts still mutating after first round

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 1998, Pages

  Wood, Richard D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032558691     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(07)00479-4     Document Type: Article

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