In vivo microspectrophotometric investigation of Blepharisma japonicum

✍ Scribed by Paolo Gualtieri; Vincenzo Passarelli; Laura Barsanti

• Book ID: 103992974
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 292 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1011-1344
• DOI: 10.1016/1011-1344(89)80042-9

✦ Synopsis

In vivo microspectroscopy studying pigment composition .

is an effective and reliable technique for and distribution.

Contrary to traditional extractive techniques, it preserves the integrity of biological specimens, without modifying the nature of the pigments. The spectroscopic apparatus described in this paper is very simple and consists of a common microscope equipped with a monochromator, a photomultiplier and two pinhole diaphragms. Absorption spectra of Blepharisma japonicum obtained by means of this apparatus are presented.