Confocal Microscopy - Methods and Protocols (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999)

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General

Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Methods in Molecular Biology, 122
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	1999
Editors:	Stephen W. Paddock
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	446
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
ISBN-13:	978-1-61737-062-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Cellular biology > General
LSN:	1-61737-062-2
Barcode:	9781617370625

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