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Redox reactivity of guanyl radicals in plasmid DNA

J. R. Milligan, J. A. Aguilera, J. V. Nguyen, J. F. Ward Department of Radiology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0610, USA
Pages 281-293 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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