Toward fluorescence nanoscopy

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1347-1355

  Hell, Stefan W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

FLUORESCENCE NANOSCOPY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

NANOPARTICLE;

DIFFRACTION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 0242322565     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt895     Document Type: Review

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