Generating live cell data using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy.
Toomre D. Generating live cell data using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2012, 2012: 439-46. PMID: 22474670, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.ip068676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyReflection fluorescence microscopyThinner optical planeDynamic cellular processesFluorescence microscopyLive-cell dataCell fluorescent microscopyRefractive indexHigh numerical aperture objective lensNumerical aperture objective lensMembrane traffickingCytoskeleton dynamicsCellular processesCytoskeleton remodelingCell cortexCell signalingTime-lapse moviesDifferent refractive indicesOrganelle levelTransient intermediate statesMolecular manipulationConventional epifluorescence microscopeDeep imagingEvanescent fieldObjective lens