ALTERATIONS IN AUTOFLUORESCENCE SIGNAL FROM RAT SKIN EX VIVO UNDER OPTICAL IMMERSION CLEARING

E. V. MIGACHEVA; A. B. PRAVDIN; V. V. TUCHIN

doi:10.1142/s1793545810001027

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