Cellular imaging using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy: Theory and instrumentation

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-424

  Toomre, Derek ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; IMAGING; LASER; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OPTICS; REFRACTION INDEX; SENSITIVITY; TEMPERATURE; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; WHITE LIGHT; CYTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS;

EID: 84860593057     PISSN: 19403402     EISSN: 15596095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top068650     Document Type: Article

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