Two-photon excitation of fluorescence in three-dimensional microscopy

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-178

  Diaspro, A ^a   Robello, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DEPTH PERCEPTION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; INFRARED RAYS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOTONS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032740829     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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