Interference reflection microscopy

Current Protocols in Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.45, 2009, Pages

  Barr, Valarie A ^a   Bunnell, Stephen C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERFERENCE REFLECTION MICROSCOPY; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; NIH 3T3 CELLS;

EID: 75949097728     PISSN: 19342500     EISSN: 19342616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb0423s45     Document Type: Review

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