The radiosensitizing effect of metronidazole in maize

Bragantia

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 255-261

  Viccini, Lyderson Facio ^a   Saraiva, Luiz Sérgio ^b   De Almeida Filho, José ^b   Cruz, Cosme Damião ^b   Alvarez De Andrade, Rogério ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corn; Gamma radiation; Metronidazole; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0348166671     PISSN: 00068705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0006-87051997000200004     Document Type: Article

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