Light scattering in brain slices measured with a photon counting fiber optic system

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-29

  Tao, Lian ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell volume; Fiber optic system; Intrinsic optical signal; Light scattering; Neural tissue; Osmotic challenge; Photon counting; Spreading depression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT; NEOCORTEX; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHOTONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFRACTOMETRY; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0034663466     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(00)00251-X     Document Type: Article

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