Usefulness of optical brighteners in medical mycology

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 147-149

  Rüchel, Reinhard ^a   Behe, Martin ^a   Torp, Björn ^a   Laatsch, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BLANKOPHOR; CALCOFLOUR; FLUORESCENT DYE; TINOPAL;

BIOPSY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0035708555     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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