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THE site of attack by OH radicals on the various components of some cell nuclei has been explored using the radiation-induced carboxylation technique recently described1. This involves irradiation of oxygen-free suspensions of the nuclei in the presence of sodium bicarbonate, under conditions where the radicals can react with the nuclear constituents. The negative polarons2, (H2O)− produced from the water react with the bicarbonate according to : 
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SCHOLES, G., WEISS, J. & WHEELER, C. Action of Ionizing Radiation on Rat Liver Cell Nuclei. Nature 195, 802 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195802a0
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