Confocal fluorescence spectroscopy of subcutaneous cartilage expressing green fluorescent protein versus cutaneous collagen autofluorescence

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 254-258

  Gareau, Daniel S ^a   Bargo, Paulo R ^a   Horton, William A ^a   Jacques, Steven L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Confocal; EGFP; Fluorescence spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PROTEINS; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPY;

CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; CUTANEOUS COLLAGEN AUTOFLUORESCENCE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENT;

CARTILAGE;

COLLAGEN TYPE 2; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CARTILAGE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SKIN; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN TYPE II; FLUORESCENCE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SKIN; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 2442650485     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1645798     Document Type: Article

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