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NUMEROUS experiments on gamma irradiation of cells cultivated in vitro have demonstrated their high radio-resistance to doses designed to produce a lethal effect. Sub-lethal doses have the effect of producing changes in the mitotic activity of the culture, while the lethal dose has so far only been observed as a delayed effect.
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HALBERSTÄDTER, L., DOLJANSKI, L. Action of Radium Rays on the Growth of Cells in Vitro. Nature 139, 841–842 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139841b0
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