Investigating nucleic acid damage processes via independent generation of reactive intermediates

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1235-1248

  Greenberg, Marc M ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

DNA; DNA DAMAGE; FREE RADICALS;

EID: 0031740841     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx980174i     Document Type: Review

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