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Original Article

Formation of 5-hydroxy-5,6-dihydrouracil and Release of Undamaged Uracil as a Result of Poly(U) Irradiation in N2O-saturated Aqueous Solution

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Pages 543-551 | Received 06 May 1994, Accepted 30 May 1995, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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