Accuracy and precision in quantitative fluorescence microscopy

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1135-1148

  Waters, Jennifer C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BLEACHING; DIGITAL IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; PHOTON; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM YIELD; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FLUORESCENT DYES; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67649612733     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200903097     Document Type: Review

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