Analysis of the optical properties of bile

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-329

  Baldini, Francesco ^a   Bechi, Paolo ^b   Cianchi, Fabio ^b   Falai, Alida ^a   Fiorillo, Claudia ^b   Nassi, Paolo ^b  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PH EFFECTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

BILE; ENTEROGASTRIC REFLUX;

GASTROENTEROLOGY;

BILIRUBIN; BILIVERDIN; HEME;

ARTICLE; BILE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STOMACH DISEASE;

BILE; BILIRUBIN; BILIVERDINE; FIBER OPTICS; HEME; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 0034214858     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.430003     Document Type: Article

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