5. Glossary

EDS-EDX ; Energy Dispersive Spectrometry – Energy Dispersive X-ray spectrometry

Energy-selective spectrometry. Coupled with an electron microscope, the EDS (or EDX) detector enables X-ray microanalysis.

extracellular space; espace extracellulaire

Environment outside or between cells.

muscle fiber; muscle fiber

Spindle-shaped cell, whose essential property is contractility.

fluorophore

Chemical substance capable of emitting fluorescent light after excitation.

histology

Analysis of biological tissue in which a section a few microns thick is stained and then observed using an optical microscope.

IRM (Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique); magnetic...