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Simultaneous Brightfield, Fluorescence, and Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging of Contracting Cardiac Trabeculae Ex Vivo
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This protocol presents a collection of sarcomere, calcium, and macroscopic geometric data from an actively contracting cardiac trabecula ex vivo. These simultaneous measurements are made possible by the integration of three imaging modalities.
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Dowrick, J. M., Anderson, A. J., Cheuk, M. L., Tran, K., Nielsen, P. M. F., Han, J., Taberner, A. J. Simultaneous Brightfield, Fluorescence, and Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging of Contracting Cardiac Trabeculae Ex Vivo. J. Vis. Exp. (176), e62799, doi:10.3791/62799 (2021).
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