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Multi-photon Excitation Fluorescence Microscopy

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Multi-photon microscopy is an emerging technique with far reaching impact in biological and medical analysis of tissues, cells and biomolecules. This paper reviews the basic principles of multi-photon microscopy and provide an overview of some cutting edge developments such as spectral resolved imaging techniques and high throughput image cytometry.

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So, P.T.C. (2003). Multi-photon Excitation Fluorescence Microscopy. In: Hwang, N.H.C., Woo, S.LY. (eds) Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering. Topics in Biomedical Engineering International Book Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8967-3_35

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