Micro-endoscope for in vivo widefield high spatial resolution fluorescent imaging

Biomedical Optics Express

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1274-1278

  Saunter, C D ^a   Semprini, S ^b   Buckley, C ^a,b   Mullins, J ^b   Girkin, J M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBES; TISSUE;

FIELD OF VIEWS; FLUORESCENT IMAGING; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; IN-VIVO; LATERAL RESOLUTION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE IMAGING; OUTER DIAMETERS; PITUITARY GLAND; TISSUE PENETRATIONS; WIDE-FIELD; ZEBRAFISH;

FLUORESCENCE;

DANIO RERIO; RATTUS;

EID: 84863962790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21567085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.3.001274     Document Type: Article

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