Advances in multiphoton microscopy technology

Nature Photonics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-101

  Hoover, Erich E ^a   Squier, Jeff A ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

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BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING; REAL TIME ANALYSIS; STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY;

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BIOLOGY;

EID: 84873373484     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.361     Document Type: Review

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