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Yeast strains to detect genomic deletions induced by carcinogens in cell-cycle arrested cells

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Galli, A., Schiestl, R.H. Yeast strains to detect genomic deletions induced by carcinogens in cell-cycle arrested cells. Biotherapy 11, 129–133 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007978011313

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