Resolving morphology and antibody labeling over large distances in tissue sections

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-91

  Jacobs, Marc D ^a   Donaldson, Paul J ^a   Cannell, Mark B ^a   Soeller, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell morphology; Connexin; Eye lens; Gap junctions; Image processing; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; MAMMALS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTONS; TISSUE;

ANTIBODY LABELING; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CONNEXIN; EYE LENS; GAP-JUNCTIONS; IMAGES PROCESSING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION PATTERNS; TISSUE FUNCTION; TISSUE SECTIONS; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CELL STRUCTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER MICROSCOPY; LENS; LENS FIBER; MAMMAL; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0041419592     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10360     Document Type: Article

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