"Birefringence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birefringence" by people in Profiles.
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Drexler DM, Garrett TJ, Cantone JL, Diters RW, Mitroka JG, Prieto Conaway MC, Adams SP, Yost RA, Sanders M. Utility of imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) on an ion trap mass spectrometer in the analysis of drugs and metabolites in biological tissues. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods. 2007 May-Jun; 55(3):279-88.
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Lyons KM, Beumer J, Caputo AA. Abutment load transfer by removable partial denture obturator frameworks in different acquired maxillary defects. J Prosthet Dent. 2005 Sep; 94(3):281-8.
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Frisk S, Ikeda RM, Chase DB, Rabolt JF. Determination of the molecular orientation of poly(propylene terephthalate) fibers using polarized Raman spectroscopy: a comparison of methods. Appl Spectrosc. 2004 Mar; 58(3):279-86.
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Rhee DJ, Greenfield DS, Chen PP, Schiffman J. Reproducibility of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements using scanning laser polarimetry in pseudophakic eyes. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2002 Mar-Apr; 33(2):117-22.