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Original Article

Rapid Communication

On the Effect of Oxygen or Copper(II) in Radiation-induced Degradation of DNA in the Presence of Thiols

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Pages 677-682 | Received 05 Jun 1987, Accepted 16 Jul 1987, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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