need advice on configuring a microscope for live cell imaging

From: Steve Mullen <sfm5ff@missouri.edu>
Date: Tue Jan 27 2004 - 10:18:42 EST
Dear Flowers-
 
I am in the process of configuring a new inverted microscope for our lab and
am receiving conflicting advice about the best set-up for the automated
filter wheels. 
 
One individual tells me that external wheel configurations (i.e. from Pryor
scientific) are superior in speed to having the filter cubes in the
automated turret built in to the scope body under the objectives. 
 
I am hoping to move in the direction of live cell fluorescence imaging, and
wish to have the scope outfitted up front with the best system. 
 
 
Any advice would be appreciated, preferably not from a microscope company
but individuals who perform such studies. In addition, if you have any
advice on microscopes from the major manufacturers, that would be a nice
bonus. 
 
 
 
Thanks so much.
 
 
Steve Mullen
 
 
 
Steven F. Mullen
Research Fellow and Graduate Student
The University of Missouri at Columbia
College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Cryobiology Laboratory
1600 E Rollins St
Columbia Missouri 65211
Phone: 573-88499523
Fax:	 573-884-7521
e-mail: sfm5ff@missouri.edu
 
Received on Tue Jan 27 16:58:00 2004

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