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The mutagenic potential of 1.0 μCi14C was evaluated in Swiss albino male mice by the dominant lethal assay. A significant increase in post-implantation loss was seen, the maximum being in the 3rd week after treatment.
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Goud, S.N., Reddi, O.S. & Reddy, P.P. Dominant lethal mutations induced by14C in mice. Experientia 37, 948–949 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01971770
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