DNA Damage and Repair in Mouse Leukemia L1210 Cells Treated with Nitrogen Mustard, 1,3-Bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea, and Other Nitrosoureas

Cancer Research

Volumn 37, Issue , 1977, Pages 2114-2122

  Ewig, Regina A ^a   Kohn, Kurt W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84965819874     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
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