Sparse labeling-enabled confocal imaging of dendritic spines followed by analysis

Output Details

This protocol describes all the procedures starting from sparsely labelling neurons to analyzing their dendritic spines, including stereotaxic viral injection, brain perfusion and fixation, brain sectioning and mounting, confocal imaging and spine reconstruction using Imaris software.
Tags
  • AAV (Adenoassociated Virus)
  • Confocal microscopy
  • Ex Vivo
  • Image analysis
  • In Vivo
  • Microscopy - optical
  • Mouse
  • Perfusion
  • Sectioning

Meet the Authors

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    Qiaoling Cui, PhD

    Key Personnel: Team Surmeier

    Northwestern University