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Radiosensitivity of Oogonia and Oocytes in the Foetal and Neonatal Monkey

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Germ cells in developing female monkeys are considerably more resistant to radiation-induced cell death than those at equivalent stages of gametogenesis in rats and mice.

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    T. G. BAKER & HEATHER M. BEAUMONT

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BAKER, T., BEAUMONT, H. Radiosensitivity of Oogonia and Oocytes in the Foetal and Neonatal Monkey. Nature 214, 981–983 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214981a0

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