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Mechanism of Formaldehyde-Induced Mutagenesis. The Uniqueness of Adenylic Acid in the Mediation of the Mutagenic Activity of Formaldehyde

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ALDERSON, T. Mechanism of Formaldehyde-Induced Mutagenesis. The Uniqueness of Adenylic Acid in the Mediation of the Mutagenic Activity of Formaldehyde. Nature 187, 485–489 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187485a0

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