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Pezzarossa, A., Fenz, S., Schmidt, T. (2011). Probing Structure and Dynamics of the Cell Membrane with Single Fluorescent Proteins. In: Jung, G. (eds) Fluorescent Proteins II. Springer Series on Fluorescence, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/4243_2011_24

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