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In Vivo Visualization of the Rat Trigeminal Ganglion With Calcium Indicators

In Vivo Visualization of the Rat Trigeminal Ganglion With Calcium Indicators

February 09, 2024

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1Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, 2Department of Neurobiology,University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research,University of Pittsburgh

Summary

Genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECI) enable a robust, population-level analysis of sensory neuron signaling. Here, we have developed a novel approach that allows for in vivo GECI visualization of rat trigeminal ganglia neuron activity.

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