Fast scanning and efficient photodetection in a simple two-photon microscope

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 123-135

  Tan, Y P ^a,b   Llano, I ^a   Hopt, A ^a   Wurriehausen F ^a   Neher, E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcium signaling; Fluorescence; Non linear optics; Photodetection; Scanning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DIODE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERNEURON; LASER MICROSCOPY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOTONS; PURKINJE CELLS;

EID: 0032755273     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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