A novel method for three-dimensional observation of the vascular networks in the whole mouse brain

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-59

  Hashimoto, Hisashi ^a   Kusakabe, Moriaki ^b,c   Ishikawa, Hiroshi ^a,d  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Experimental Animal Research Center   (Japan)

^c Matrix Cell Research Institute Inc   (Japan)

^d NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Brain; Mouse; Paraffin; Three dimensional image

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAMMALS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

LIQUID PARAFFINS; MOUSE; NOVEL METHODS; RENDERED IMAGES; SERIAL IMAGES; SUDAN BLACK B; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES; VASCULAR NETWORK; VASCULAR SYSTEM; WHOLE BRAINS;

PARAFFINS;

GELATIN; INDIAN INK; LIQUID PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EMBEDDING; FEMALE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 38149068922     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20522     Document Type: Article

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