Microspectrofluorometry, fluorescence imaging and confocal microscopy of an endogenous pigment of the marine ciliate Fabrea salina

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Marangoni, R ^a   Cubeddu, R ^b   Taroni, P ^b   Valentini, G ^b   Sorbi, R ^c   Lorenzini, E ^a   Colombetti, G ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Fabrea salina; Fluorescence imaging; Microspectrofluorometry; Time gated fluorescence

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; HYPERICIN; PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SUSPENSION; CILIATE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLEPHARISMA JAPONICUM; CILIOPHORA; FABREA; FABREA SALINA; HETEROTRICHIDA; SALINA;

EID: 0030200177     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1011-1344(96)07290-9     Document Type: Article

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