OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF RAT MUSCLE SAMPLES UNDER TREATMENT WITH ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND GLUCOSE

LUíS OLIVEIRA; MARIA INêS CARVALHO; ELISABETE NOGUEIRA; VALERY V. TUCHIN

doi:10.1142/s1793545813500120

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