Lipid Membrane Polarity Profiles by High-Field EPR
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Lipid membrane polarity profiles by high-field EPR.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biophysical Journal
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0006-3495
DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(03)74541-x