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microscopy
Monday 21 January 2008
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Definition : Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of microscopy: optical, electron, and scanning probe microscopy.
See also
microscopical examination
microscope
- optical microscope
References
Advances in microscopy techniques. Schmolze DB, Standley C, Fogarty KE, Fischer AH. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2011 Feb;135(2):255-63. PMID: 21284447
Bullen A. Microscopic imaging techniques for drug discovery. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2008 Jan;7(1):54-67. PMID: 18079755
