Confocal microscopy: Theory and applications for cellular signaling

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 937, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-93

  Tovey, Stephen C ^a   Brighton, Paul J ^b   Bampton, Edward T W ^c   Huang, Yan ^c   Willars, Gary B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Confocal microscopy; Fluorescence; Fluorescent ligand; Green fluorescent protein; Immuno fluorescence; Phospholipase C; Receptor internalization

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FLUORESCENT DYE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIGAND; RECEPTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERNALIZATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SECOND MESSENGER;

EID: 84934444218     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-86-1_3     Document Type: Article

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