Synthetic fluorescent sensors for studying the cell biology of metals

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-175

  Domaille, Dylan W ^a   Que, Emily L ^a   Chang, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; ZINC;

BIOSENSOR; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HOMEOSTASIS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 39449137547     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.69     Document Type: Review

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