The tables below list the major microscopes, ancillary equipment, and facilities available to users of the Microscopy Suite. For detailed information on each piece of equipment, please follow the hyperlinks. MCID software facilitates image collection as well as subsequent analysis and quantitation. Stereology Workstation Stereology StereoInvestigator and Neurolucida software. Trace and analyze branching structures, plot and analyze distribution of cells throughout single or serial sections.
System includes all modern stereological probes for unbiased measurements.
Olympus BH2 light microscope, Javelin video camera, motorized stage, stereological analysis tools. Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Confocal Three-dimensional microscopy of fluorescently labeled specimens or reflective surfaces. He-Ne and Ar lasers, Voxelscan control software. Transmission Electron Microscope TEM Philips CM200 operates at accelerating voltages of up to 200 kV. Images acquired to film or digitally, using a Gatan MSC CCD camera film. Digital Instruments controller, closed loop x,y stage, inverted Zeiss microscope, Specs 500M monochromator with a Photometrix CCD for spectroscopy.