Multiphoton excitation fluorescence imaging applied to the study of embryo development

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3269, Issue , 1998, Pages 86-92

  Wokosin, D L ^a   White, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal; Embryo imaging; Laser scanning fluorescence microscopy; Three photon excitation; Two photon excitation; Ultrafast laser applications

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; EXCITED STATES; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUOROPHORES; LASER EXCITATION; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTONS; PROBES; SCANNING; SOLID STATE LASERS; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

CONFOCAL; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; ENDOGENOUS FLUOROPHORES; LASER SCANNING CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LASER SCANNING FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MULTIPHOTON EXCITATION; THREE-PHOTON EXCITATION; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATIONS;

FLUORESCENCE IMAGING;

EID: 0003317015     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.312334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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