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Developments in photometric techniques in static and flow systems from 1960 to 1980: A review, including some personal observations

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James, J. Developments in photometric techniques in static and flow systems from 1960 to 1980: A review, including some personal observations. Histochem J 15, 95–110 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01042280

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