Effect of fixation procedures on the fluorescence lifetimes of Aequorea victoria derived fluorescent proteins

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 166-176

  Joosen, L ^a   Hink, M A ^a   Gadella, T W J ^a   Goedhart, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fixation; FLIM; Fluorescence lifetime unmixing; FRET; GFP; Mounting

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; MOUNTINGS;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; FIXATION; FLIM; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME UNMIXING; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GFP; LIFETIME UNMIXING; RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; TRIS BUFFERS;

FORSTER RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA;

CYAN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; CNIDARIA; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CNIDARIA; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84911462210     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12168     Document Type: Article

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