Identification of powdered Chinese herbal medicines by fluorescence microscopy, Part 1: Fluorescent characteristics of mechanical tissues, conducting tissues, and ergastic substances

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-280

  Wang, Ya Qiong ^a,b   Liang, Zhi Tao ^a   Li, Qin ^a,b   Yang, Hua ^a,b   Chen, Hu Biao ^a   Zhao, Zhong Zhen ^a   Li, Ping ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystals of calcium oxalate; Fibers; Fluorescence microscope (FM); Microscopic features; Secretions; Stone cells; Vessels

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; CALCIUM; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HISTOLOGY; MEDICINE; MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXALIC ACID; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES; CRYSTAL OF CALCIUM OXALATE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES; FLUORESCENT CHARACTERISTIC; MECHANICAL; MICROSCOPIC FEATURES; SECRETION; STONE CELL; VESSEL;

TISSUE;

EID: 79951974999     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20901     Document Type: Article

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