Microscopy
Luísa Cortes
Technician responsible
Ph.  +351 239 820190
Fax  +351 239 822776
Location
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra
2nd floor
How to access our resources
First of all you should read the microscope usage policy, this are some simple rules that you should follow when using a microscope.
The second step will be to use our booking system in order to reserve some time on the system.
Microscope Usage Policy
The first microscope session for a new user must be attended by the responsible tecnhician.
Before using a microscope a user must have a valid reservation in the booking system. Check the Microscope Booking Policy for more information.
Users should always use the Turn ON and Turn OFF hardware protocols.
If you find a problem with a microscope or evidence of incorrect usage immediately contact the responsible technician.
Microscope Booking Policy
Booking changes must be made until one day before the booking time.
Users must always use only their own reserved time and should not use another user account to book time in a microscope.
Resouces
Confocal microscope:
Zeiss LSM 510 Meta
Microdissection microscope:
Zeiss/P.A.L.M. Laser Dissecting Microscope
Single Cell Calcium Imaging System:
Functional Microscope: Zeiss Axiovert 200 with perfusion system
Widefield microscope:
Zeiss Axioskop 2 plus
Zeiss Axiovert 200
Other equipment:
- Windows XP Workstation computer with Zeiss LSM510 software for off-line visualization and analysis.
- Windows XP Workstation computer with Metafluar software for off-line visualization and analysis.
External links
Microscopy Tutorials and Books
Olympus: Introduction to Optical Microscopy
Nikon: MiscroscopyU - Introduction to Optical Microscopy
Fluochrome (Spectra) Databases
http://fluorescence.nexus-solutions.net/frames6.htm
http://probes.invitrogen.com/resources/spectraviewer/
Other Tools
Microscope Resolution Calculator
Zeiss Objective Search
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