Evaluation of cranial window types for in vivo two-photon imaging of brain microstructures

Microscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-63

  Isshiki, Masaaki ^a   Okabe, Shigeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortex; Dendritic spine; In vivo brain imaging; Neuron; Point spread function; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

BONE; BRAIN MAPPING; FUNCTION EVALUATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LASER BEAMS; MICROSPHERES; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOTONS; SURGERY;

CORTEXES; DENDRITIC SPINE; FLUORESCENT MICROSPHERES; IN VIVO BRAIN IMAGING; IN-VIVO; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION; SURGICAL METHOD; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY; WINDOW TECHNIQUES;

FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORTEX; CRANIOTOMY; DENDRITIC SPINE; IN VIVO BRAIN IMAGING; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; PHOTON; PHYSIOLOGY; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TWO-PHOTON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CORTEX; DENDRITIC SPINE; IN VIVO BRAIN IMAGING; NEURON; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; TWO-PHOTON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CRANIOTOMY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEOCORTEX; NEUROIMAGING; PHOTONS;

EID: 84907384295     PISSN: 20505698     EISSN: 20505701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dft043     Document Type: Article

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