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With the development of molecular biology, there is an increasing need to observe the morphology of the cultured cells, which are known to change their properties or to transform themselves in the process of cellular culture. The standard staining techniques of pathology, which exterminate the intracellular organella, can not be applied to the visualization of living cells. We believe that the acoustic microscopy is one of the best methods to visualize the morphology of the cells, since the method does not require the fixation or staining.
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Saijo, Y., Sasaki, H., Okawai, H., Nitta, Si., Tanaka, M. (1997). Visualization of Living Cells by Acoustic Microscopy. In: Lees, S., Ferrari, L.A. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 23. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8588-0_2
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