Light and Video Microscopy - Rilegato

Wayne, Randy O.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 012374234X ISBN 13: 9780123742346

Casa editrice: Academic Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Most information about the nature of living cells is discovered through light microscope observation. The image seen through a microscope is not a magnified point-by-point representation of the object, but is an abstract representation of the object that must be interpreted. This interpretation is influenced not only by the actual structure of the object, but the physical characteristics of light and the microscope components, the preparation of the sample, and the microscopist's background. In order to interpret the image correctly and fully, the microscopist must understand the interaction of light with the sample.

The purpose of this book is to provide the most comprehensive, easy-to-use, and informative guide on light microscopy. Light and Video Microscopy will prepare the reader for accurate interpretation of an image and understanding of the living cell. With the presentation of geometrical optics, it will assist the reader in understanding image formation and light movement within the microscope. It also provides an explanation of the basic modes of light microscopy and the components of modern electronic imaging systems and guides the reader in determining the physicochemical information of living and developing cells which influence interpretation.

* Brings together mathematics, physics, and biology to provide a broad and deep understanding of the light microscope

* Clearly develops all ideas from historical and logical foundations

* Laboratory exercises included to assist the reader with practical applications

* Microscope discussions include: bright field microscope, dark field microscope, oblique illumination, phase-contrast microscope, photomicrography, fluorescence microscope, polarization microscope, interference microscope, differential interference microscope, and modulation contrast microscope

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Informazioni sull?autore

Randy O. Wayne is a plant cell biologist at Cornell University notable for his work on plant development. In particular, along with his colleague Peter K. Hepler, Wayne established the powerful role of calcium in regulating plant growth; accordingly, their 1985 article, Calcium and plant development, was cited by at least 405 subsequent articles to earn the "Citation Classic" award from Current Contents magazine and has been cited by hundreds more since 1993. He is an authority on how plant cells sense gravity through pressure, on the water permeability of plant membranes, light microscopy, as well as the effects of calcium on plant development. He has published over 50 articles and is the author of another book, Light and Video Microscopy.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Academic Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 012374234X
• ISBN 13: 9780123742346
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 289
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile