In situ background estimation in quantitative fluorescence imaging

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2534-2547

  Chen, Tsai Wen ^a   Lin, Bei Jung ^a   Brunner, Edgar ^a   Schild, Detlev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646194765     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.070854     Document Type: Article

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