Optical imaging of neurons in the crab stomatogastric ganglion with voltage-sensitive dyes

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 49, 2011, Pages

  Stein, Wolfgang ^a   Städele, Carola ^a   Andras, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80355139439     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2567     Document Type: Article

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