Circular dichroism of the photoreceptor pigment oxyblepharismin

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1343-1346

  Pieroni, Osvaldo ^a,d   Plaza, Pascal ^b   Mahet, Mathilde ^b   Angelini, Nicola ^c   Checcucci, Giovanni ^a   Malatesta, Manuela ^a   Martin, Monique M ^b   Lenci, Francesco ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEPHARISMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 29844445313     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-04-28-RN-504     Document Type: Article

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