Practical three color live cell imaging by widefield microscopy

Biological Procedures Online

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-68

  Xia, Jianrun ^a   Kim, Song Hon H ^a   Macmilllan, Susan ^a   Truant, Ray ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aequorea victoria; Blue fluorescent protein; Green fluorescent proteins

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PHOTOACTIVE MONOMERIC CYAN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRAIN 3T3; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; ILLUMINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

AEQUOREA; AEQUOREA COERULESCENS; ANTHOZOA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 33746445065     PISSN: 14809222     EISSN: 14809222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1251/bpo119     Document Type: Article

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