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SUBMITTER: Bocarsly ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4646561 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bocarsly Miriam E ME Jiang Wan-Chen WC Wang Chen C Dudman Joshua T JT Ji Na N Aponte Yeka Y
Biomedical optics express 20151023 11
The ability to image neurons anywhere in the mammalian brain is a major goal of optical microscopy. Here we describe a minimally invasive microendoscopy system for studying the morphology and function of neurons at depth. Utilizing a guide cannula with an ultrathin wall, we demonstrated in vivo two-photon fluorescence imaging of deeply buried nuclei such as the striatum (2.5 mm depth), substantia nigra (4.4 mm depth) and lateral hypothalamus (5.0 mm depth) in mouse brain. We reported, for the fi ...[more]