Intravital fluorescence microscopy (IVFM) of the calvarium is applied in combination with genetic animal models to study the homing and engraftment of hematopoietic cells into bone marrow (BM) niches.
Wang, L., Kamocka, M. M., Zollman, A., Carlesso, N. Combining Intravital Fluorescent Microscopy (IVFM) with Genetic Models to Study Engraftment Dynamics of Hematopoietic Cells to Bone Marrow Niches. J. Vis. Exp. (121), e54253, doi:10.3791/54253 (2017).