microscope

Configuración microscopio y cámara

By |2022-02-15T16:10:44+01:0015 Feb 2022|Blog|

Nuestro gran amigo, el microscopio El gran amigo de cualquier biólogo, veterinario, investigador, técnico, etc., que trabaje con muestras de semen es… ¡el microscopio! El microscopio es una herramienta esencial para poder llevar a cabo la gran mayoría de pruebas para el análisis de semen. Para hacer uso del microscopio es necesario [...]

Microscopy – part 4

By |2021-01-19T14:46:32+01:0019 Ene 2021|Blog|

Are microscope settings and stain selection really important in sperm quality assessment? How good are you at using your routine or research microscope in the lab or in the Andrology setting? If you cannot immediately answer the following three questions, then you are not using the microscope correctly and potentially miss out [...]

Microscopy – part 3

By |2017-10-06T12:13:16+02:0020 Ene 2017|Blog|

Importance of microscopy for cell biologists in general and spermatologists specifically Part 2: Specialized microscopic techniques for sperm In the second blog on Microscopy, I indicated that brightfield microscopy, positive and negative phase microscopy and fluorescence microscopy are now routinely used for CASA analysis. Before proceeding to a more detailed discussion of fluorescence microscopy I [...]

Microscopy – part 2

By |2018-01-05T11:41:49+01:0014 Nov 2016|Blog|

Importance of microscopy for cell biologists in general and spermatologists specifically Part 2: Checklist how to setup your microscope perfectly for microscopy in general and four types of microscopy important in Computer Aided Sperm Analysis. In the first blog on Microscopy, I suggested that if you are serious about good microscopic images, you need to understand [...]

Microscopy – part 1

By |2016-12-30T09:48:09+01:006 Sep 2016|Blog|

Importance of microscopy for cell biologists in general and spermatologists specifically Part 1: Basic and historical aspects: do spermatologists/andrologists use the microscope correctly? This is the first of a three-part series on the importance of microscopy particularly for those who investigate sperm biology. Why is this so important? In order to study sperm motility, sperm [...]