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Use of 4-(nitrobenzyl)pyridine (4-nbp) to test mutagenic potential of slow-reacting epoxides, their corresponding olefins, and other alkylating agents

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  1. Department of Environmental and Industrial Health, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Jae H. Kim

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, 32901, Melbourne, Florida, USA

    John J. Thomas

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Kim, J.H., Thomas, J.J. Use of 4-(nitrobenzyl)pyridine (4-nbp) to test mutagenic potential of slow-reacting epoxides, their corresponding olefins, and other alkylating agents. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 879–885 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203162

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