A
Absorption coefficient, 39, 143, 164, 215, 217, 220, 224, 227, 230, 231, 241, 359, 360, 453, 551, 558
Absorption cross-section ( see Cross-section)
Active medium ( see Laser)
Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus, 555
Adsorption of the DNA, 618
Aerobic metabolism, 367, 368
AFM, 372, 375, 380-390, 393-405, 411-418, 613
ALA, 194, 203, 265, 305-309, 313, 634-636
Alcohol dehydrogenase, 198
Amine-coated surfaces, 618
Amino-4-methyl-coumarin-3-acetic acid, 628
Aminolevulinic acid, 202, 203, 265, 296, 304, 307, 313, 634
Anaerobic metabolism, 200, 367
Anodic oxidation, 403, 404
Antibody, 280, 399, 614, 624, 628-632
Antireflection coatings, 90, 91
Apoptosis, 245, 299, 351, 527, 530, 593
Arachidonic acid, 195, 201
Architecture of the skin, 549
Argon-ion laser ( see Laser)
Arterial
Oxygenation, 232
Substructure, 556
Arterioles, 231, 236, 243
Atherosclerotic plaque, 192, 196, 261, 310-313, 554, 555
Atomic force microscopy ( see Microscopy)
Autocorrelation function, 278, 279, 492
Autofluorescence, 189, 191-202, 204, 299, 304, 305, 310, 339, 357, 359, 361-371, 435, 464, 612, 613
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