ImageCORE Microscopy Facility - Recommended Online Resources

Recommended Online Resources

General Microscopy

MOLECULAR EXPRESSIONS Exploring the world of optics and microscopy: http://microscopy.fsu.edu/primer/index.html
Olympus Microscopy Resource Center: http://www.olympusmicro.com
Lecture series by Dr.J.Paul Robinson (and others) on several topics relevant to confocal microscopy: http://www.cyto.purdue.edu/flowcyt/educate/pptslide.htm

Fluorescence

Molecular Probes: http://www.probes.com
Chroma Handbook of Optical Filters for Fluorescence Microscopy by Jay Reichman: http://www.chroma.com/handbook.html
The Bio-Rad Fluorescence Database: http://fluorescence.bio-rad.com
A "work in progress" database for fluorochromes for 1p and 2p from the University of Georgia http://www.uga.edu/caur/dyechart.pdf

Confocal and Multiphoton

Information on multiphoton and confocal microscopy is available on the Leica website at http://www.confocal-microscopy.com
Multiple Photon Excitation (MPE): http://www.aep.cornell.edu/drbio/drbio.html
The Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation has a good website for "photon based techniques for live imaging": http://www.loci.wisc.edu
The confocal users group has searchable achives - you can also get information on subscribing to the list: http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/confocal.html

Video Imaging

Roper Scientific (Princeton Instruments and Photometrics) has technical and application notes, glossary, and an encyclopedia available on their website at http://www.roperscientific.com/ccd/library.shtml

Image Processing

Universal Imaging has information about MetaMorph and MetaFluor at: http://www.universal-imaging.com
NIH-Image: http://rsb.info.nih.gov/nih-image
3D Reconstruction (deconvolution): http://biocomp.stanford.edu/3dreconstruction/index.html

Digital Imaging Theory

The Electronic Photo Imaging (EPI) Centre has a number of topics including:
- Pixels
- Bit Depth
- Color

Miscellaneous

University of Delaware site with good light and electron microscopic images: http://www.udel.edu/Biology/Wags/histopage/histopage.htm
Microscopy and Imaging Resources on the WWW: http://swehsc.pharmacy.arizona.edu/exppath/micro/index.html
A histological atlas from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine: http://www.med.uiuc.edu/histo/medium/atlas/index.htm

Reference Volumes

Confocal References	ISBN
Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy, James B. Pawley, ed. 1995	0-306-44826-2
Cell Biological Applications of Confocal Microscopy Methods in Cell Biology, Vol.38, Brian Matsumoto, ed. 1993	0-12-480439-6
Confocal Microscopy Methods and Protocols, Stephen W. Paddock, ed. 1999	0-89-603526-3
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, CJR Sheppard, DM Shotton 1997	0387915141
Three Dimensional Confocal Microscopy: Volume Investigations of Biological Systems, Stevens,JK Mills,LR Trogadis 1994	0-12-668330-1
Confocal Microscopy in Methods in Enzymology, Vol.307, PM Conn 1999

Fluorescence/Probes References	ISBN
Fluorescent and Luminescent Probes for Biological Activity, WT Mason, ed 1999	0-12-447836-0
Fluorescence Microscopy, HJ Tanke, Brian Herman, 1998	0387915516

Multidimensional Microscopy References	ISBN
Focus on Multidimensional Microscopy, PC Cheng, Hwang, JL Wu, G Wang, 1999	9810239912
Optical Microscopy, Brian Herman, 1997
Imaging neurons: a laboratory manual, Rafael Yuste, Frederick Lanni, A Konnerth, 2000	0879695420

Video Microscopy References	ISBN
Video Microscopy in Methods in Cell Biology, Greenfield, Sluder, David Wolf, ed 1998	0-12-564158-3
Video Microscopy: The Fundamentals, Shinya Inouė, Kenneth Spring, 1997	0-306-45531-5

Calcium Imaging References	ISBN
A Practical Guide to the Study of Calcium in Living Cells, Methods in Cell Biology, Richard Nuccitelli, ed. 1994	0-12-522810-4 0-12-564141-9
Cell Calcium Vol.11 Number 2/3 1990

Image Processing References	ISBN
The Image Processing Handbook, John C. Russ,1995	0-8493-2532-3

*Information courtesy of Greg Martin

General Microscopy

MOLECULAR EXPRESSIONS Exploring the world of optics and microscopy: http://microscopy.fsu.edu/primer/index.html
Olympus Microscopy Resource Center: http://www.olympusmicro.com
Lecture series by Dr.J.Paul Robinson (and others) on several topics relevant to confocal microscopy: http://www.cyto.purdue.edu/flowcyt/educate/pptslide.htm

Fluorescence

Molecular Probes: http://www.probes.com
Chroma Handbook of Optical Filters for Fluorescence Microscopy by Jay Reichman: http://www.chroma.com/handbook.html
The Bio-Rad Fluorescence Database: http://fluorescence.bio-rad.com
A "work in progress" database for fluorochromes for 1p and 2p from the University of Georgia http://www.uga.edu/caur/dyechart.pdf

Confocal and Multiphoton

Information on multiphoton and confocal microscopy is available on the Leica website at http://www.confocal-microscopy.com
Multiple Photon Excitation (MPE): http://www.aep.cornell.edu/drbio/drbio.html
The Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation has a good website for "photon based techniques for live imaging": http://www.loci.wisc.edu
The confocal users group has searchable achives - you can also get information on subscribing to the list: http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/confocal.html

Video Imaging

Roper Scientific (Princeton Instruments and Photometrics) has technical and application notes, glossary, and an encyclopedia available on their website at http://www.roperscientific.com/ccd/library.shtml

Image Processing

Universal Imaging has information about MetaMorph and MetaFluor at: http://www.universal-imaging.com
NIH-Image: http://rsb.info.nih.gov/nih-image
3D Reconstruction (deconvolution): http://biocomp.stanford.edu/3dreconstruction/index.html

Digital Imaging Theory

The Electronic Photo Imaging (EPI) Centre has a number of topics including:
- Pixels
- Bit Depth
- Color

Miscellaneous

University of Delaware site with good light and electron microscopic images: http://www.udel.edu/Biology/Wags/histopage/histopage.htm
Microscopy and Imaging Resources on the WWW: http://swehsc.pharmacy.arizona.edu/exppath/micro/index.html
A histological atlas from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine: http://www.med.uiuc.edu/histo/medium/atlas/index.htm

Reference Volumes

Confocal References	ISBN
Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy, James B. Pawley, ed. 1995	0-306-44826-2
Cell Biological Applications of Confocal Microscopy Methods in Cell Biology, Vol.38, Brian Matsumoto, ed. 1993	0-12-480439-6
Confocal Microscopy Methods and Protocols, Stephen W. Paddock, ed. 1999	0-89-603526-3
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, CJR Sheppard, DM Shotton 1997	0387915141
Three Dimensional Confocal Microscopy: Volume Investigations of Biological Systems, Stevens,JK Mills,LR Trogadis 1994	0-12-668330-1
Confocal Microscopy in Methods in Enzymology, Vol.307, PM Conn 1999

Fluorescence/Probes References	ISBN
Fluorescent and Luminescent Probes for Biological Activity, WT Mason, ed 1999	0-12-447836-0
Fluorescence Microscopy, HJ Tanke, Brian Herman, 1998	0387915516

Multidimensional Microscopy References	ISBN
Focus on Multidimensional Microscopy, PC Cheng, Hwang, JL Wu, G Wang, 1999	9810239912
Optical Microscopy, Brian Herman, 1997
Imaging neurons: a laboratory manual, Rafael Yuste, Frederick Lanni, A Konnerth, 2000	0879695420

Video Microscopy References	ISBN
Video Microscopy in Methods in Cell Biology, Greenfield, Sluder, David Wolf, ed 1998	0-12-564158-3
Video Microscopy: The Fundamentals, Shinya Inouė, Kenneth Spring, 1997	0-306-45531-5

Calcium Imaging References	ISBN
A Practical Guide to the Study of Calcium in Living Cells, Methods in Cell Biology, Richard Nuccitelli, ed. 1994	0-12-522810-4 0-12-564141-9
Cell Calcium Vol.11 Number 2/3 1990

Image Processing References	ISBN
The Image Processing Handbook, John C. Russ,1995	0-8493-2532-3

*Information courtesy of Greg Martin

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