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Miniaturization of fluorescence microscopes using fibre optics

Helmchen, 2002

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9684550865426066563
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Helmchen F
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Experimental Physiology

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In both medical research and diagnostics characterization of biological tissue on the cellular level relies on high-resolution optical microscopy. In most cases, however, tissue is excised for microscopic investigation, in part because conventional microscopes are bulky …
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