Laurdan Generalized Polarization: from cuvette to microscope
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S. A. Sanchez, M.A.Tricerri , G. Gunther 3 and E.Gratton Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California at Irvine, CA, USA Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata (INIBIOLP). Fac. Cs. Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina. Laboratorio de Cinética y Fotoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007