Imaging of dendritic spines in living hippocampal slices by stimulated emission depletion microscopy (CAT#: STEM-MIT-0354-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 uses two light sources. One source emits light that excites the fluorophores, and the other emits a ring laser of different wavelengths, which is used to suppress fluorescence.
Applications
Imaging of the intensity distribution of the fluorescent sample Imaging of living samples Measuring of the fluorescence lifetime and fluorescence correlation spectrum of the fluorescent samples Used in the fields of biology, medicine and materials science
Procedure
1. Sampling 2. Preparation of slices 3. Staining (Select according to the specific experimental situation) 4. Observation
Materials
• Sample Type: Dendritic spines in living hippocampal slices
Notes
Operate in strict accordance with the operating procedures, and shall not arbitrarily change the operating procedures