Raman spectroscopy: A powerful technique for biochemical analysis and diagnosis

Spectroscopy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Moreira, Leonardo M ^a   Silveira, Landulfo ^a   Santos, Fábio V ^a   Lyon, Juliana P ^a   Rocha, Rick ^a   Zângaro, Renato A ^a   Villaverde, Antonio Balbin ^a   Pacheco, Marcos T T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biochemical analysis; Biological fluids; Diagnosis; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; PATHOLOGY;

BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

NUCLEIC ACID;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMEDICINE; BODY FLUID; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SKIN DISCOLORATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; UTERUS CANCER;

EID: 42149089938     PISSN: 07124813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/942758     Document Type: Review

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