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MeSH Heading: Microscopy, Confocal
Tree Number(s): E01.370.350.515.395; E05.595.395
Unique ID: D018613
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018613
Annotation: NIM
Scope Note: A light microscopic technique in which only a small spot is illuminated and observed at a time. An image is constructed through point-by-point scanning of the field in this manner. Light sources may be conventional or laser, and fluorescence or transmitted observations are possible.
Entry Term(s): Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy; Confocal Microscopy; Confocal Microscopy, Scanning Laser; Laser Microscopy; Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy; Laser Scanning Microscopy; Microscopy, Confocal, Laser Scanning
Previous Indexing: Microscopy (1985-1994); Microscopy, Fluorescence (1985-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/16
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

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