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Biological applications of second harmonic imaging

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Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) microscopy dates back to 1974, but effective biological use of the technique has a history of barely 10 years. It is now widely used to image collagen in many different applications, and is becoming useful for imaging myosin and some polysaccharides. A separate line on research has focussed on SHG dyes, which can provide high-speed indication of membrane potential and are now in use in neurobiology. This review looks at the progress to date in these different fields.

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Cox, G. Biological applications of second harmonic imaging. Biophys Rev 3, 131–141 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-011-0052-9

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