Photodynamic action of methylene blue on the Paramecium membrane

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 868-873

  Saitow, Fumihito ^a   Nakaoka, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0001345337     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb09644.x     Document Type: Article

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