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Exploring Living Cells and Molecular Dynamics with Polarized Light Microscopy

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Here, I would like to discuss the reasons, and methods, for using polarized light microscopy for studying the organization, and function, of living cells. In illustrating these points, I will be relying on some biological examples that I am particularly familiar with, namely, those related to the events of mitosis and cell division, which represent some of the more fundamental and critical events in the life of all living organisms.

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  1. Department of Physics, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BW, London, UK

    Peter Török

  2. Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lien Hai Road, 80424, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Fu-Jen Kao

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Inoué, S. (2003). Exploring Living Cells and Molecular Dynamics with Polarized Light Microscopy. In: Török, P., Kao, FJ. (eds) Optical Imaging and Microscopy. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 87. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46022-0_1

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