Biophotons as neural communication signals demonstrated by in situ biophoton autography

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-322

  Sun, Yan ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Dai, Jiapei ^a  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

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ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RATTUS;

EID: 77949355265     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b9pp00125e     Document Type: Article

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