Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and its potential for intracellular applications

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 383-408

  Schwille, Petra ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fluctuations; Green Fluorescent Protein; Membrane; Single molecule detection; Two photon excitation

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN;

CELL MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; PHOTON; REVIEW; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

CELL MEMBRANE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUTATION; PHOTONS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035753368     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:34:3:383     Document Type: Article

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