The beginnings of research on biophysics of photosynthesis and initial contributions made by Russian scientists to its development

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 413-426

  Borisov, Alexander ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alexander Borisov; Biophysics of photosynthesis; Britton Chance; Dmitry Chernavsky; Galina Brin; Govindjee; Lel Drachev; Louis N.M. Duysens; Michail Fok; Robert Emerson; Roderick Clayton; Russia; Sergey Aksenov; Steven Brody; Valentina Godik; Vyacheslav Evstigneev

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042860111     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024962531792     Document Type: Short Survey

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