E. I. Lezhnev, I. I. Popova, S. V. Kuzmin, S. M. Slashchev
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics RAS, Pushchino
The paper illustrates the current state
of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The article includes historical
information, the analysis of the principle of operation, some theoretical
background, design features of confocal microscopes. The fairly detailed
information on the application of CLSM in biology and medicine is given.
The paper is presented in two parts. The first one is published in the
present issue. The work is addressed to researchers, engineers, teachers,
and students as an introduction to CLSM and as a guide in the related scientific
literature.