It's not just about anatomy: in vivo bioluminescence imaging as an eyepiece into biology.

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Published in J Magn Reson Imaging on October 01, 2002

Authors

Christopher H Contag1, Brian D Ross

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Pediatrics, Radiology, and Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5308, USA. ccontag@cmgm.stanford.edu

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