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FORMATION OF BENZYLIC ALCOHOLS AND MESO-ALDEHYDES BY ONE-ELECTRON OXIDATION OF DMBA, A MODEL FOR THE FIRST METABOLIC STEP IN METHYLATED CARCINOGENIC HYDROCARBON ACTIVATION

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Pages 501-511 | Received 01 Sep 2003, Accepted 01 Feb 2004, Published online: 16 Aug 2010

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