The bright future of single-molecule fluorescence imaging

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-111

  Juette, Manuel F ^a   Terry, Daniel S ^a   Wasserman, Michael R ^a   Zhou, Zhou ^a   Altman, Roger B ^a   Zheng, Qinsi ^a   Blanchard, Scott C ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

BIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMAGE DISPLAY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SINGLE MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE IMAGING;

COLOR; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT DYES;

EID: 84902654242     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.05.010     Document Type: Review

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