National Cancer Institute (source definition)
Fluorescence Microscopy
A technique in which samples that either contain fluorescent compounds or are stained with fluorescent dyes are exposed to a wavelength of light that excites the fluorophore, allowing for an image to be captured by a microscope.
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2026-10-18
2026-10-31
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References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Fluorescence Microscopy (C16856)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C16856. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Emerging Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy for Cardiac Vascular Imaging in Zebrafish. — Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med, 2026-10-06 (PMID 42845806; literature)
- 2-photon fluorescence microscopy of brain cells beyond 2 mm. — Opt Lett, 2026-10-01 (PMID 42821934; literature)
- Two-Photon Fluorescence and Second-Harmonic Generation Microscopy: Principles and Biomedical Applications. — J Biophotonics, 2026-10-01 (PMID 42810836; literature)
- Multi-immersion oblique plane microscope (miOPM): a reconfigurable platform for high-resolution light-sheet fluorescence microscopy. — Nat Methods, 2026-10-19 (PMID 42897240; literature)
- Breaking the Diffraction Limit: Progress and Prospects of Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy in Biomedical and Materials Research. — J Fluoresc, 2026-10-22 (PMID 42907669; literature)
- Preventing oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy with a Pt(IV)-Mn(II) prodrug: Toxicity, behavioral and X-ray fluorescence microscopy studies. — Biomed Pharmacother, 2026-10-24 (PMID 42925765; literature)
- Quantitative Colocalization Analysis in Fluorescence Microscopy. — Bio Protoc, 2026-10-20 (PMID 42947896; literature)
What it is
A technique in which samples that either contain fluorescent compounds or are stained with fluorescent dyes are exposed to a wavelength of light that excites the fluorophore, allowing for an image to be captured by a microscope.
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C16856. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
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