An infra-red light-transmitting aperture controller for use in single- cell fluorescence photometry

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-66

  Mahaut Smith, M P ^a  

^a Department of Physiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aperture; Ca2+; Fluorescence; Fura 2; Infra red filters; Na+; Photometry; Region of interest

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; CCD CAMERAS; CELLS; CONTROLLERS; CYTOLOGY; GLASS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY;

APERTURE; CA 2+; FURA-2; INFRA RED; INFRA-RED FILTER; NA+; RED LIGHT; REGION-OF-INTEREST; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SINGLE CELLS;

FLUORESCENCE;

CALCIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; FILTER; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031877433     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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