High-resolution fiber-optic microendoscopy for in situ cellular imaging

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 47, 2010, Pages

  Pierce, Mark ^a   Yu, Dihua ^b   Richards Kortum, Rebecca ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Endoscopic microscopy; Fiber bundle; In vivo microscopy; Intravital microscopy; Issue 47; Optical imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052493185     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2306     Document Type: Article

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