photographing GFP

[Paul Kitts]

futers at biovax.leeds.ac.uk wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Has anyone any experience of photographing cells that are expressing
> GFP (green fluorescent protein?  What is the best light source 
> for excitation and is it necessary to use any filters?
> Many thanks
>        Simon Futers  (futers at biovax.leeds.ac.uk)

When photographing cells expressing GFP using a fluorescence microscope
we don't use any additional filters - just the ones we are using to
see the fluorescence by eye.

-= Paul =- 

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