Term Name: | confocal laser scanning microscopy evidence |
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Synonyms: | CLSM, confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy, confocal-laser scanning microscopy, fluorescence confocal scanning laser microscopy, LSCM, scanning confocal fluorescence microscopy |
Definition: | A type of confocal microscopy evidence that results in an image that is built up pixel-by-pixel by collecting the emitted photons from the fluorophores in the sample by passing a laser beam through a light source aperture which is then focused by an objective lens into a small area on the surface of the sample. |
Ontology: | Evidence Ontology [ECO:0007059] |