"Birefringence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The property of nonisotropic media, such as crystals, whereby a single incident beam of light traverses the medium as two beams, each plane-polarized, the planes being at right angles to each other. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Descriptor ID |
D001718
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MeSH Number(s) |
G01.590.080
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Concept/Terms |
Birefringence- Birefringence
- Birefringences
- Birefraction
- Birefractions
- Double Refraction
- Double Refractions
- Refraction, Double
- Refractions, Double
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1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birefringence" by people in Profiles.
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Role of oligomers in the amyloidogenesis of primary cutaneous amyloidosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Nov; 65(5):1023-31.
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In vivo burn imaging using Mueller optical coherence tomography. Opt Express. 2008 Jul 07; 16(14):10279-84.
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Role of the Caenorhabditis elegans multidrug resistance gene, mrp-4, in gut granule differentiation. Genetics. 2007 Nov; 177(3):1569-82.
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High-resolution optical coherence tomographic imaging of osteoarthritic cartilage during open knee surgery. Arthritis Res Ther. 2005; 7(2):R318-23.
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Contrast mechanisms in polarization-sensitive Mueller-matrix optical coherence tomography and application in burn imaging. Appl Opt. 2003 Sep 01; 42(25):5191-7.
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Quantification of cholesteryl esters in human and rabbit atherosclerotic plaques by magic-angle spinning (13)C-NMR. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2000 Dec; 20(12):2682-8.
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Amyloid in adrenal gland pheochromocytomas. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1995 Sep; 119(9):827-30.