Visualization of excitation energy transfer processes in plants and algae

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 133-138

  Mimuro, Mamoru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antenna; Energy transfer; Fluorescence; Time resolved spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 0036409451     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020410022014     Document Type: Short Survey

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