Table of Contents

List of plates; Preface; Abbreviations and symbols; 1. Autofluorescence in human and animal tissues; 2. Autofluorescence in plants and bacteria; 3. Petrology and materials science; 4. Induced fluorescence; 5. Fluorochromy; 6. Indirect fluorochromy: immunofluorescence, hybridization, lectins; 7. Enzymatically induced fluorescence; 8. Specific applications; 9. Specimen preparation; 10. The history of fluorescence microscopy; 11. Distinction of elastin and collagen; 12. Acetic acid vapour method; 13. Fluorochromes; References; Index.

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A comprehensive account of the instrumentation and techniques of fluorescence microscopy.

Reviews

"This is an excellent book, dealing with many aspects of the application of fluorescence microscopic techniques in a variety of different fields. It is well illustrated with numerous chemical structures, tables, and photographs, and provides a thoroughly readable and informative text with many valuable references for Ph.D students, researchers, and pathologists." Q. Peng, Journal of Ultrastructural Pathology

"...would make a solid addition to the reference collection of any laboratory using fluorescence microscopy." R.J.C. McLean, Canadian Society of Microbiologists

"The chapters in this Vol. II are well written and contain a wealth of information....Overall, this book gives a good overview of the various aspects of fluorescence microscopy and would be an appropriate text to use as an introduction to this broad field." Myriam Belanger, CSM Newsletter