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Cell Cycle-specific Measurement of γH2AX and Apoptosis After Genotoxic Stress by Flow Cytometry
Published on: September 1, 2019
Cytometric assessment of DNA damage: wondering between life and death
1Department of Surgery, Cancer Research Institute and Molecular Medical Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China. jpgong@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn
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