Plutonium-Catalyzed Oxidative DNA Damage in the Absence of Significant Alpha-Particle Decay

Plutonium is considered to be a carcinogen because it emits α particles that may result in the irradiation of stem cell population. In the present study we show that plutonium can also catalyze reactions that induce hydroxyl radicals in the absence of significant α-particle irradiation. Using the lo...

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