Practical intravital two-photon microscopy for immunological research: Faster, brighter, deeper

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-444

  Phan, Tri Giang ^a   Bullen, Andrew ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent reporters; Human; Intra vital microscopy; Localized photochemistry; Mouse; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

BLEACHING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LASER MICROSCOPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PHOTOACTIVATION; REVIEW; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; LASERS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; RESEARCH;

MUS;

EID: 77952241061     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/icb.2009.116     Document Type: Review

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