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Proceedings of the Research Symposium on Complexes of Biologically Active Substances with Nucleic Acids and Their Modes of Action pp 1–9Cite as

Complexes of Biologically Active Substances with Nucleic Acids — Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

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The Symposium whose Proceedings are contained in this volume has been convened after a period of intensive research and increasing knowledge concerning the formation and structures of complexes of biologically active small molecules with nucleic acids and the biological, biochemical and pharmacological effects caused by such complex formation.

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Hahn, F.E. (1971). Complexes of Biologically Active Substances with Nucleic Acids — Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. In: Hahn, F.E. (eds) Proceedings of the Research Symposium on Complexes of Biologically Active Substances with Nucleic Acids and Their Modes of Action. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65141-0_1

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