Single Molecule Tracking of Cholera-Toxin Subunit B on GM1-ganlioside Containing Lipid Bilayer
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عنوان ژورنال: e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1348-0391
DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2009.74