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ReviewMethods in cell biology2013

Circumventing photodamage in live-cell microscopy.

Valentin Magidson, Alexey Khodjakov

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Review in Methods in cell biology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 112 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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112citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

112 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Valentin MagidsonWadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA.
Alexey Khodjakov

Funding

FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF CENTROSOMES IN SOMATIC CELLSR01GM059363 · NIGMS · WADSWORTH CENTER · PI KHODJAKOV, ALEXEY L · 1999 to 2017
$6.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM059363
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorescence microscopy has become an essential tool in cell biology. This technique allows researchers to visualize the dynamics of tissue, cells, individual organelles, and macromolecular assemblies inside the cell. Unfortunately, fluorescence microscopy is not completely "noninvasive" as the high-intensity excitation light required for excitation of fluorophores is inherently toxic for live cells. Physiological changes induced by excessive illumination can lead to artifacts and abnormal responses. In this chapter, we review major factors that contribute to phototoxicity and discuss practical solutions for circumventing photodamage. These solutions include the proper choice of image acquisition parameters, optimization of filter sets, hardware synchronization, and the use of intelligent illumination to avoid unnecessary light exposure.

Indexed as

LightAnimalsArtifactsCells, CulturedGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHeLa CellsHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceSingle-Cell AnalysisTime-Lapse ImagingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsFluorescenceGFPLive-cell microscopyPhotodamagePhototoxicity

Identifiers

PMID23931522
PMCPMC3843244

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