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Descriptor English: Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
Descriptor Spanish: Microscopía de Contraste de Fase
Descriptor microscopía de contraste de fases
Scope note: Forma de microscopía de interferencia en la que las variaciones del índice de refracción del objeto se convierten en variaciones en la intensidad de la imagen. Esto se logra por la acción de una placa de fase.
Descriptor Portuguese: Microscopia de Contraste de Fase
Descriptor French: Microscopie de contraste de phase
Entry term(s): Microscopies, Phase-Contrast
Microscopy, Phase Contrast
Phase Contrast Microscopy
Phase-Contrast Microscopies
Phase-Contrast Microscopy
Tree number(s): E01.370.350.515.513.569
E05.490.630.569
E05.595.513.569
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008858
Scope note: A form of interference microscopy in which variations of the refracting index in the object are converted into variations of intensity in the image. This is achieved by the action of a phase plate.
Annotation: NIM
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 91; was MICROSCOPY, PHASE CONTRAST 1963-90
Online Note: use MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST to search MICROSCOPY, PHASE CONTRAST 1966-90
History Note: 91; was MICROSCOPY, PHASE CONTRAST 1963-90
DeCS ID: 29272
Unique ID: D008858
NLM Classification: QH 212.P5
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Microscopy, Phase-Contrast - Preferred
Concept UI M0013815
Scope note A form of interference microscopy in which variations of the refracting index in the object are converted into variations of intensity in the image. This is achieved by the action of a phase plate.
Preferred term Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
Entry term(s) Microscopies, Phase-Contrast
Microscopy, Phase Contrast
Phase Contrast Microscopy
Phase-Contrast Microscopies
Phase-Contrast Microscopy



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