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. 1967 Aug;58(2):533–540. doi: 10.1073/pnas.58.2.533

The relationship of DNA content to nuclear and chromosome volumes and to radiosensitivity (LD50).

K P Baetcke, A H Sparrow, C H Nauman, S S Schwemmer
PMCID: PMC335668  PMID: 5233456

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