Zeiss LSM 710 confocal laser scanning microscope

Zeiss LSM 710 confocal laser scanning microscope configured around an inverted stand and equipped with a 3 PMT detectors, external “BiG” (binary GaAsP) detectors, a transmitted light detector, ‘Definite Focus’ system (laser-based automated focus drift compensation), AOTF, a Märzhäuser motorized XY stage, a Pathology Devices stage incubator (with regulation for temperature, humidity, CO2), multiple objective lenses (5x, 10x, 20x, 40x oil, 40x water, 63x oil & 100x oil), DIC, and 7 laser lines: 405, 458, 488, 514, 561, 594 and 633 nm. The system is set up for FRET and FRAP analysis.