Medical Definition of Polarization microscopy
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Any form of microscopy capable of detecting birefringent objects. Usually performed with a polarizing element below the stage to produce plane polarized light and an analyser that is set to give total extinction of the background and thus to detect any birefringence.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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