
(from the article `microscope`) Many biological objects of interest consist of cell structures such as nuclei that are almost transparent; they transmit as much light as the ... Dutch scientist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1953 for his invention of the phase-contrast microscope, an instrument that permits the ... The ph...
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<instrument> A specially constructed microscope that has a special condenser and objective containing a phase-shifting ring whereby small differences in index of refraction are made visible as intensity or contrast differences in the image; particularly useful for examining structural details in transparent specimens such as living or unstain...
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a light microscope that uses an annular stop and annular plate to increase contrast
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