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Detection of Free Hydroxyl Radicals by Hydroxylation of Aromatic Compounds

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STEIN, G., WEISS, J. Detection of Free Hydroxyl Radicals by Hydroxylation of Aromatic Compounds. Nature 166, 1104–1105 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/1661104a0

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