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Phosphorimaging MGI Glossary
Definition
The detection of radioactivity using "phosphor" compounds that emit visible light when exposed to radiation. Phosphorimaging instruments produce images of, for example, Southern blots and Northern blots, that are comparable to those produced by autoradiography, with superior quantitation.
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MGI 5.12 		The Jackson Laboratory