Journal of Beijing Normal University, Volume. 61, Issue 3, 385(2025)

Design and practice of the comprehensive experiment of induction and detection of tunneling nanotubes

LIU Ziqi1,2, XUE Xiuhua1,2、*, LUO Xinyao1,2, HAN Yuqing1,2, and WANG Ting2
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  • 1National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Life Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
  • 2College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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    LIU Ziqi, XUE Xiuhua, LUO Xinyao, HAN Yuqing, WANG Ting. Design and practice of the comprehensive experiment of induction and detection of tunneling nanotubes[J]. Journal of Beijing Normal University, 2025, 61(3): 385

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    Paper Information

    Received: Aug. 21, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: XUE Xiuhua (xiuhuaxue@bnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.12202/j.0476-0301.2024175

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