Caged compounds for multichromic optical interrogation of neural systems

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-16

  Amatrudo, Joseph M ^a   Olson, Jeremy P ^a   Agarwal, Hitesh K ^a   Ellis Davies, Graham C R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

dendritic spikes; multichromic; spines; two photon; uncaging

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 CARBOXYMETHOXY 7 NITROINDOLINYL; 4 METHOXY 7 NITROINDOLINYL; 7 DIETHYLAMINOCOUMARIN; ALPHA CARBOXY ORTHO NITROBENYL; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; DIMETHOXYNITROBENZYL; GLUTAMIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RUTHENIUMBIPYRIDIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BLUE LIGHT; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MULTICHROMIC OPTICAL INTERROGATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTON; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWO COLOR ONE PHOTON UNCAGING TECHNIQUE; TWO COLOR TWO PHOTON UNCAGING TECHNIQUE;

EID: 85007143082     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12785     Document Type: Review

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