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Electron Spin Resonance Investigations of Radiation-Induced Free Radicals in DNA and RNA at Low Temperatures: Effects of Water

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PATTEN, R., GORDY, W. Electron Spin Resonance Investigations of Radiation-Induced Free Radicals in DNA and RNA at Low Temperatures: Effects of Water. Nature 201, 361–363 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/201361a0

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