Optimized time-gated generalized polarization imaging of Laurdan and di-4-ANEPPDHQ for membrane order image contrast enhancement

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 618-622

  Owen, Dylan M ^a,b   Gaus, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Di 4 ANEPPDHQ; GP; Laurdan; Lipid rafts; Membrane microdomains

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; EXCITED STATES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PARTICLE BEAMS;

BLUE SHIFT; DI-4-ANEPPDHQ; FLUORESCENCE EMISSION; GENERALIZED POLARIZATION; IMAGE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE MEMBRANES; LAURDAN; LIPID RAFT; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; POLARIZATION IMAGING;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 77952834195     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20801     Document Type: Article

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