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The Utility of Fluorescent Estrogens for Receptor Imaging

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Estrogens, Progestins, and Their Antagonists

Part of the book series: Hormones in Health and Disease ((HHD))

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Recent refinements in instrumentation for fluorescence microscopy and continuing progress in the development of fluorescent probes have progressively expanded the horizons for the microscopic analysis of cellular structure. An important factor that continues to limit the usefulness of fluorescence microscopy, particularly for studies in viable cells, is the availability of appropriate imaging probes. When suitable probes are available, fluorescence microscopy has enormous potential for deciphering the complex organization of even rare macromolecules within the living cell, since techniques are now available for detecting very low intensities of fluorescence emission.

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Miksicek, R.J. (1997). The Utility of Fluorescent Estrogens for Receptor Imaging. In: Pavlik, E.J. (eds) Estrogens, Progestins, and Their Antagonists. Hormones in Health and Disease. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4096-9_9

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