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. 1982 Aug 1;205(2):461–463. doi: 10.1042/bj2050461

Superoxide-dependent formation of hydroxyl radicals in the presence of iron salts is a feasible source of hydroxy radicals in vivo.

B Halliwell
PMCID: PMC1158503  PMID: 6291510

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