A comparative study on the use of microscopy in pharmacology and cell biology research.

ABSTRACT: Microscopy is the main technique to visualize and study the structure and function of cells. The impact of optical and electron microscopy techniques is enormous in all fields of biomedical research. It is possible that different research areas rely on microscopy in diverse ways. Here, we analyzed comparatively the use of microscopy in pharmacology and cell biology, among other biomedical sciences fields. We collected data from articles published in several major journals in these fields. We analyzed the frequency of use of different optical and electron microscopy techniques: bright field, phase contrast, differential interference contrast, polarization, conventional fluorescence, confocal, live cell imaging, super resolution, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, and cryoelectro

SUBMITTER: Reigoto AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822289 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature