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. 1954 Mar;39(2):141–149. doi: 10.1093/genetics/39.2.141

The Mutagenicity of Some Carcinogenic Compounds for Escherichia Coli

George H Scherr 1, Marvin Fishman 1, R H Weaver 1
PMCID: PMC1209640  PMID: 17247471

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