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Mutagenic sensitivity of maturing germ cells in the male mouse
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Mutagenic sensitivity of maturing germ cells in the male mouse

  • A J Bateman1 

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Bateman, A. Mutagenic sensitivity of maturing germ cells in the male mouse. Heredity 12, 213–232 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1958.25

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