high power field (hpf, under oil)

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Introduction

Magnification of tissue under a microscope about 400-fold. Stained section are generally viewed with a thin film of oil between the tissue & lens of the microscope. Resolution is about 1-2 uM. Bacteria are close to the limits of resolution.

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999