Seeing the brain in action: How multiphoton imaging has advanced our understanding of neuronal function

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 482-491

  Stutzmann, Grace ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; In vivo; Neurons; Two photon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; NEUROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEURONS;

EID: 55749105708     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S143192760808080X     Document Type: Article

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