Frequency division multiplexed multichannel high-speed fluorescence confocal microscope

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2290-2296

  Wu, Fei ^a   Zhang, Xueqian ^b   Cheung, Joseph Y ^b   Shi, Kebin ^a   Liu, Zhiwen ^a   Luo, Claire ^c   Yin, Stuart ^a   Ruffin, Paul ^d  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c General Opto Solutions LLC   (United States)

^d U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HEART MUSCLE CELL; LASER; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; RAT; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 33748470526     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.083337     Document Type: Article

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