Two-photon and UV-laser flash photolysis of the Ca2+ cage, dimethoxynitrophenyl-EGTA-4

Cell Calcium

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-91

  DelPrincipe, F ^a   Egger, M ^a   Ellis Davies, G C R ^b   Niggli, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHELATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM ION;

ARTICLE; LASER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0033044483     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ceca.1998.0009     Document Type: Article

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