The antioxidant ascorbic acid mobilizes nuclear copper leading to a prooxidant breakage of cellular DNA: implications for chemotherapeutic action against cancer

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  2010

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  Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

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  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1007/s00280-010-1290-4PMID 20213077
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