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[30] Video-rate, scanning slit confocal microscopy of living human cornea in vivo: Three-dimensional confocal microscopy of the eye

Masters et al., 1999

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2143538137092614532
Author
Masters B
Böhnke M
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Methods in enzymology

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Publisher Summary The chapter describes the unique capabilities of a video-rate, scanning slit confocal microscope and its application in the living human cornea. A confocal microscope provides two enhancements compared to a standard light microscope, they are …
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