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Quantifying Synapses: an Immunocytochemistry-based Assay to Quantify Synapse Number
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神经科学
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JoVE 杂志 神经科学
Quantifying Synapses: an Immunocytochemistry-based Assay to Quantify Synapse Number

Quantifying Synapses: an Immunocytochemistry-based Assay to Quantify Synapse Number

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November 16, 2010

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18:11 min
November 16, 2010

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This protocol details how to quantify synapse number both in dissociated neuronal culture and in brain sections using immunocytochemistry. Using compartment-specific antibodies, we label presynaptic terminals as well as sites of postsynaptic specialization. We define synapses as points of colocalization between the signals generated by these markers.

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