Determination of fluorogen-labeled neurotransmitters at the zeptomole level using two-photon excited fluorescence with capillary electrophoresis

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 3470-3475

  Wei, Jing ^a   Gostkowski, Michael L ^a   Gordon, Mary Jane ^a   Shear, Jason B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0001009147     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac980296f     Document Type: Article

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