confocal laser scanning microscopy evidence

Term ID

ECO:0007059

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. http://bitesizebio.com/19958/what-is-confocal-laser-scanning-microscopy/

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Ontology

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