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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Choi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4345348 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20150302
Intravital microscopy is a powerful tool in neuroscience but has not been adapted to the taste sensory organ due to anatomical constraint. Here we developed an imaging window to facilitate microscopic access to the murine tongue in vivo. Real-time two-photon microscopy allowed the visualization of three-dimensional microanatomy of the intact tongue mucosa and functional activity of taste cells in response to topically administered tastants in live mice. Video microscopy also showed the calcium a ...[more]