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Reflected-light differential-interference microscopy: principles, use and image interpretation.

R Hoffman·L Gross
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R Hoffman, L Gross. 1970. Reflected-light differential-interference microscopy: principles, use and image interpretation.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1970.tb02219.x

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