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. 1985 Dec;64:288–295.

Free radicals of benzo(a)pyrene and derivatives.

P D Sullivan
PMCID: PMC1568605  PMID: 3007095

Abstract

The evidence for biological involvement, the spectroscopic properties (especially EPR), and the reactions, of free radicals derived from benzo(a)pyrene and its methylated, hydroxylated, and fluorinated derivatives are reviewed.

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