title: Major components of the light microscope.
abstract: The light microscope is a basic tool for the cell biologist, who should have a thorough understanding of how it works, how it should be aligned for different applications, and how it should be maintained as required to obtain maximum image-forming capacity and resolution. The components of the microscope are described in detail here.
authors.affiliation: Core Optical Imaging Facility, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Centonze Frohlich
mesh_terms: D008027:Light; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055096:Optical Devices