Mapping the distribution of emissive molecules in human ocular lipofuscin granules with near-field scanning optical microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 386-390

  Krogmeier, J R ^a   Clancy, C M R ^b   Pawlak, A ^c   Rozanowska, M ^c   Sarna, T ^c   Simon, J D ^b,d   Dunn, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A2E; Age related macular degeneration; Atomic force microscopy; Confocal fluorescence microscopy; Lipofuscin; Near field scanning optical microscopy; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRANULATION; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOPOGRAPHY;

A2E; AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EMISSIVE MOLECULES; GRANULE SIZE; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING; LIPOFUSCIN; NEARFIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

LIPOFUSCIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0035062937     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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