Shine on ... proteins

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-151

  Diaspro, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINS;

CYAN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYTOPLASM; EDITORIAL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING;

EID: 33645514876     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20316     Document Type: Editorial

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