Editorial on Special Issue “The Advances and Applications of Optogenetics”
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. In This Special Issue
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Govorunova, E.G.; Sineshchekov, O.A. Editorial on Special Issue “The Advances and Applications of Optogenetics”. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 6563. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186563
Govorunova EG, Sineshchekov OA. Editorial on Special Issue “The Advances and Applications of Optogenetics”. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(18):6563. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186563
Chicago/Turabian StyleGovorunova, Elena G., and Oleg A. Sineshchekov. 2020. "Editorial on Special Issue “The Advances and Applications of Optogenetics”" Applied Sciences 10, no. 18: 6563. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186563
APA StyleGovorunova, E. G., & Sineshchekov, O. A. (2020). Editorial on Special Issue “The Advances and Applications of Optogenetics”. Applied Sciences, 10(18), 6563. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186563