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Elvin S Allakhverdiev1,2, Georgy V Maksimov3,4, Oleg V Rodnenkov2

  • 1Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia. elvin21128@gmail.com.

Biochemistry. Biokhimiia
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albumindinitrosyl iron complexelectron spin resonancenitrogen oxidetime-resolved fluorescence

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