Photoinduced structural volume changes in aqueous solutions of blepharismin

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 435-442

  Losi, Aba ^a   Vecli, Arnaldo ^b   Viappiani, Cristiano ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041910022     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb03309.x     Document Type: Article

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