Live Imaging of Primary Mouse Neuron Cultures

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This protocol describes live imaging of primary neuron cultures. Included are methods for preparing hippocampal or dopamine neuronal cultures from neonatal mouse brain tissue. The imaging described involves labeling of dopamine neurons with a fluorescent DAT ligand and using virally encoded pHlourin sensors to measure vesicular release of neurotransmitter as the neurons are electrically stimulated. This technique was used in Jain et al., 2023 to compare vesicular release in neurons between various transgenic knockout mouse lines.
Tags
  • Fluorescence imaging
  • In Cellulo
  • Microscopy - optical
  • Mouse
  • Primary culture

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