Photolysis of caged calcium in femtoliter volumes using two-photon excitation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 489-499

  Brown, Edward B ^a,b   Shear, Jason B ^c   Adams, Stephen R ^d   Tsien, Roger Y ^d,e   Webb, Watt W ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d San Diego   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHROMATOPHORE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTON;

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EID: 0032906554     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77217-6     Document Type: Article

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