TIRF microscopy evanescent field calibration using tilted fluorescent microtubules

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-46

  Gell, C ^a   Berndt, M ^a   Enderlein, J ^b   Diez, S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evanescent field; Microscope calibration; Microtubules; Penetration depth; TIRF

Indexed keywords

EVANESCENT FIELDS; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CELLULAR STRUCTURE; FIELD CALIBRATION; MICROSCOPE CALIBRATION; MICROTUBULES; PENETRATION DEPTH; SINGLE MOLECULE; SUB-CELLULAR; TIRF; TIRF MICROSCOPY; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

CALIBRATION;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROTUBULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; SWINE; TUBULIN;

EID: 62849128207     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03147.x     Document Type: Article

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