A light microscopic technique in which only a small spot is illuminated and observed at a time. An image is constructed through point-by-point scanning of the field in this manner. Light sources may be conventional or laser, and fluorescence or transmitted observations are possible.
    

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Astrocytes and blood vessels of the retina, micrograph.

The Placenta Rainbow : immune system regulation of placental development, mouse.

Neuromast and neuron development, zebrafish.

Mouse embryonic posterior neuropore, confocal image.

Cross-section through a cluster of maize leaves, LM.

Engineering and implanting human liver tissue, LM.

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Engineering and implanting human liver tissue, LM.

Neuromast and neuron development, zebrafish.

Astrocytes and blood vessels of the retina, micrograph.

Cross-section through a cluster of maize leaves, LM.

Mouse embryonic posterior neuropore, confocal image.