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The Steady-State Concentrations of Oxygen Radicals in Mitochondria

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Giulivi, C., Boveris, A., Cadenas, E. (2002). The Steady-State Concentrations of Oxygen Radicals in Mitochondria. In: Reactive Oxygen Species in Biological Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46806-9_3

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