Ultrastructural analysis of neuronal synapses using state-of-the-art nano-imaging techniques

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-332

  Tao, Changlu ^a   Xia, Chenglong ^a   Chen, Xiaobing ^b   Hong Zhou, Z ^a,c   Bi, Guoqiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cryoET; Nano imaging; PALM; STED microscopy; STORM; Super resolution imaging; Synaptic architecture

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE PHOTOACTIVATION LOCALIZATION MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MICROSCOPY; NANOIMAGING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATED LOCALIZATION MICROSCOPY; REVERSIBEL SATURABLE OPTICALLY LINEAR FLUORESCENCE TRANSITION MICROSCOPY; REVIEW; SATURATED STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY; STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION MICROSCOPY; SYNAPSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84865706276     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: 19958218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-012-1249-z     Document Type: Review

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