HYPERICIN-MEDIATED DESTRUCTION OF COLLAGEN FIBERS REVEALED BY MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2010-1945,2010-1945
DOI: 10.1142/s201019451200709x