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. 1961 May;47(5):639–652. doi: 10.1073/pnas.47.5.639

MECHANISMS OF INACTIVATION OF DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS BY HEAT

William Ginoza 1,2,*, Bruno H Zimm 1,2
PMCID: PMC221417  PMID: 13705497

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