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Bioimpacts. 2015;5(1): 25-28. doi: 10.15171/bi.2015.01
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Original Research

An update to DNA ladder assay for apoptosis detection

Yalda RahbarSaadat 1, Nazli Saeidi 1, Sepideh Zununi Vahed 2, Abolfazl Barzegari 2 * , Jaleh Barar 1 ORCID

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