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Reduction of Cytotoxic Azo Compounds by Hydrazine and by the Xanthine Oxidase–Xanthine System

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ROSS, W., WARWICK, G. Reduction of Cytotoxic Azo Compounds by Hydrazine and by the Xanthine Oxidase–Xanthine System. Nature 176, 298–299 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176298a0

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