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Further reading and
references
Molecular Expressions
Microscopy Primer - Anatomy
of the Microscope
An excellent introduction to microscopy, with many illustrations and Java applets
to explain key concepts.
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Note: This paper is available in a pre-print
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The
Myosin Home Page The number one stop on the web for myosin information,
particularly phylogenetic trees, alignments and accession numbers.
York
Molecular Motors Group page- Myosins
section. Useful information and links on myosin diversity.
Berg,
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Molecular
Expressions Microscopy Primer - Total
Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy
A mine of useful information on TIRF theory and microscope configurations, focussing
on cell biological applications. With many Java applets!
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Photodiode Monitoring with Op Amps (Burr-Brown/TI Application note)
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Art of Electronics. (2nd Edition) Cambridge
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