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International Journal of Radiation Biology Volume 59, 1991 - Issue 5
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Ultraviolet Difference Spectral Studies in the γ-radiolysis of DNA and Model Compounds. II. Oxygen and Temperature Dependence in Adenine Radiation Chemistry

V.M. Stumpo Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716, USA
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C.N. Trumbore Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716, USA
Pages 1101-1114 | Received 08 Mar 1990, Accepted 05 Dec 1990, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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