Imaging anisotropy using differential polarization laser scanning confocal microscopy

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-326

  Steinbach, Gábor ^a   Pomozi, István ^a,b   Zsiros, Ottó ^a   Menczel, László ^a   Garab, Gyozo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b PI Vision Bt   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Birefringence; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Fluorescence detected linear dichroism; Linear dichroism; Polarization of the fluorescence emission

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LINEAR DICHROISM; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DESIGN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 67349256835     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2008.11.021     Document Type: Article

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