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Possible Mechanism of Cysteine Protection Against Radiation Cataract

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  2. Radiobiology Laboratory, Department of Radiotherapy, Oxford

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PIRIE, A., LAJTHA, L. Possible Mechanism of Cysteine Protection Against Radiation Cataract. Nature 184, 1125–1127 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841125a0

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