In situ single-molecule imaging with attoliter detection using objective total internal reflection confocal microscopy

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4058-4068

  Burghardt, Thomas P ^a   Ajtai, Katalin ^a   Borejdo, Julian ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHROMOPHORES; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PROTEINS;

ATTOLITER DETECTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT MOLECULES; TISSUE SAMPLE IMAGES;

TISSUE;

MYOSIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGE DISPLAY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MUSCLE TISSUE; NANOPARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RABBIT; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; MATHEMATICS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSINS; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33645550945     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi052097d     Document Type: Article

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