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Electron Donation and Acceptance by Carcinogenic Compounds

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ALLISON, A., NASH, T. Electron Donation and Acceptance by Carcinogenic Compounds. Nature 197, 758–763 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197758a0

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