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Chemiluminescence lights up

Chemiluminescent substrates for alkaline phosphatase and β-galactosidase are now available for use in immuno-assays and DNA hybridization assays.

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Bronstein, I., McGrath, P. Chemiluminescence lights up. Nature 338, 599–600 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/338599a0

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