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Mechanism of the Cytotoxic Action of Alkylating Agents in Mammalian Cells and Evidence for the Removal of Alkylated Groups from Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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CRATHORN, A., ROBERTS, J. Mechanism of the Cytotoxic Action of Alkylating Agents in Mammalian Cells and Evidence for the Removal of Alkylated Groups from Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Nature 211, 150–153 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211150a0

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