Imaging and tracking of single GFP molecules in solution

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2170-2179

  Kubitscheck, Ulrich ^a   Kückmann, Oliver ^a   Kues, Thorsten ^a   Peters, Reiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHOTOLYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0343729418     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76764-6     Document Type: Article

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