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A Rapid Approach to High-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging in Semi-Thick Brain Slices
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
A Rapid Approach to High-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging in Semi-Thick Brain Slices

A Rapid Approach to High-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging in Semi-Thick Brain Slices

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04:35 min

July 26, 2011

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04:35 min
July 26, 2011

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Here we describe a rapid and simple method to image fluorescently labeled cells in semi-thick brain slices. By fixing, slicing, and optically clearing brain tissue we describe how standard epifluorescent or confocal imaging can be used to visualize individual cells and neuronal networks within intact nervous tissue.

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