title: First steps for fluorescence correlation spectroscopy of living cells.
abstract: Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) has become a powerful and sensitive tool in biochemistry and biophysics. It directly obtains physical parameters such as the average number of fluorescent molecules and their diffusion time in a tiny detection area. It also provides other useful information such as the brightness of molecules. Ultimately, it can give precise information about molecular interactions in the aqueous condition. This article outlines the basic parameters and properties of FCS.
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinjo
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mikuni
mesh_terms: D002477:Cells; D006801:Humans; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*