Fluorescent signalling of the brain neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid and related amino acid zwitterions

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 18, 1996, Pages 2191-2192

  De Silva, A Prasanna ^a   Gunaratne, H Q Nimal ^a   McVeigh, Catherine ^a   Maguire, Glenn E M ^a   Maxwell, Pamela R S ^a   O'Hanlon, Emma ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1542496680     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/CC9960002191     Document Type: Article

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