Imaging dendritic spines in the hippocampus of a living mouse by 3D-stimulated emission depletion microscopy (CAT#: STEM-MIT-0357-LJX)

Introduction

Dendrites are short, branching protrusions from the cell body of a neuron. The dendrite receives impulses from other neurons, so its range is representative of the range of stimuli received by that neuron.
Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy has been used to address a wide range of neurobiological questions in optically well-accessible samples, such as cell culture or brain slices.