THE REFRACTIVE INDICES OF WHOLE CELLS
1933 ◽
Vol 17
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pp. 41-47
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Refractive indices of intact sporangiophores of Phycomyces were computed from measurements of focal length and radius of curvature of the cells. For the six cells studied, effective values of n were obtained ranging from 1.35 to 1.40. The average effective n was 1.38. Senn's determination of refractive indices of other plants cells gave much higher values: n = 1.37 to 1.52. The precision of the method and possible sources of this discrepancy are discussed.
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2005 ◽
Vol 16
(16)
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pp. 2790-2798
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