More microscopy - 2.3 (4) Flashcards

Module 2, Chapter 2, 2.3, Page 22

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What can light emitted from other parts of the specimen do?

A

it would reduce the resolution and cause blurring

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What happens to this unwanted radiation?

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it does not pass through the pinhole and is not detected

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What is used instead of light to get higher intensities?

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a laser

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What does a laser improve?

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the illumination

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How can very high resolution images be obtained?

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through very thin sections of the specimen being examined and light from elsewhere being removed

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What is moved across the specimen?

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the spot illuminating the specimen

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What is produced after the spot illuminating the specimen moved?

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a two dimensional image is produced

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How can a three dimensional image be produced?

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by creating images at different focal planes

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What is non-invasive?

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laser scanning confocal microscopy

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What is laser scanning confocal microscopy currently used in?

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the diagnosis of diseases of the eye

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What is laser scanning confocal microscopy also being used to develop the use for?

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in endoscopic procedures

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What can laser scanning confocal microscopes also be used in the development of?

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new drugs

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What does the future uses for advanced optical microscopy include?

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virtual biopsies, particularly in cases of suspected skin cancer

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What is the beam splitter?

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a dichroic mirror which only reflects one wavelength (from the laser) but allows other wavelengths to pass through

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What does the position of the two pinholes suggest?

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the light waves from the laser follow the same path as the light waves radiated when the sample fluoresces

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Both pinholes will have the same…

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focal plane, hence the term confocal

17
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By using antibodies with fluorescent tags, what can be targeted?

A

specific features

18
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It can also be studied by confocal microscopy with much more…

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precision than using staining and light microscopy

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What is produced by the jelly fish Aequorea victoria?

A

Green fluorescent protein (GFP)

20
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What does the GFP emit?

A

bright green light when illuminated by ultraviolet light

21
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What have GFP molecules been engineered to do?

A

to fluoresce different colour

22
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What can be studied at the same time due to GFP molecules being engineered to fluoresce different colours?

A

different components of a specimen

23
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What has been isolated and can be attached to gene coding for proteins under investigations?

A

the gene for GFP

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What does fluorescence indicate?

A

that a protein is being made and is used to see where it goes within the cell or organism

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What has been modified to express this gene and fluoresce?
bacterial, fungal, plant, and, human cells
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What does the use of these fluorescing proteins provide?
a non-invasive technique to study the production and distribution of proteins in cells and organisms