Effects of inorganic anionic sulfur species on the spectrophotometric properties of RNA

Toxicology Methods

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-204

  Novak, Mark J ^a   Baskin, Steven I ^a  

^a U States Army Med Res Inst C   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro mustard assay; RNA; Thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004647125     PISSN: 10517235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105172397243150     Document Type: Article

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