Direct and indirect effects of UV radiation on DNA and its components

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology - Tập 63 Số 1-3 - Trang 88-102 - 2001
Thierry Douki1,2, Jean Cadet2
1Chimie Interface Biologie pour l’Environnement, la Santé et la Toxicologie
2Laboratoire Lésions des Acides Nucléiques

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