Leica 106Z user manual Applications, Natural science Application Fluorescence filter set

Applications

Natural science	Application	Fluorescence filter set
Anatomy	• Monitoring of capillary flow	• GFP 1, GFP 2
Biology	• Gene expression in chicken embryos, fruit flies,	• GFP 1, GFP 2
	threadworms and zebra fish
	• Fish otoliths marked with alizarine red	• Green
	• Genetic expression through viruses and bacteria	• GFP 2
	which infect plants and animals
Biomedicine	• Humatic seals on pacemakers	• Blue, green
Genetics	• Cellular detection and protein expression	• GFP 1, GFP 2
	• Sorting and dissection
	• Monitoring developmental processes
Neurology	• Gap junctions on muscles and nerves	• GFP 1, violet
Ophthalmology	• Cell development in rats' eyes	• GFP 1, GFP 2
Pharmacy	• Drugs	• GFP 1, GFP 2
	• ELI spotting in cell structures	• Green
	• Monitoring of capillary flow with FITC	• GFP 2
Plants and seeds	• Plants, genetic expression, transgenetics	• GFP 1, GFP 2
	• Bacteria detection
Botany	• Plant cells, plant surfaces, soil samples	• GFP 3
Hydrology	• Water quality (bacterial and other pollutants)	• UV
	• Filtered water	• GFP 1
	• Cell structures in and on the filter membrane	• GFP 1
Parasitology	• Detection of bacteria on ticks	• GFP 1, GFP 2
Forestry	• Development of environmentally-acceptable methods of pest control	• GFP 1
	(investigation of viruses on pests)

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