ABSTRACT
The fluorescent images were obtained using a fluorescence microscope, BX60 (Olympus) equipped with a CCD camera (PXL 1400, Photometrics). The B-or UV-light excitation filters were used for the excitation of FITC and DAPI, respectively. Captured images were digitally stored on a Macintosh computer and analyzed using imaging software (Photoshop 7.0, Adobe).
