Wide-field imaging of voltage sensors expressed in ex vivo mouse brain slices

By Yanfeng Zhang, PhD and Stephanie Cragg, PhD
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Description
This protocol describes how to perform wide-field imaging of voltage sensors using high frame rates (660 Hz minimum every 2.5 minutes) in mouse midbrain using ex vivo brain slices.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.yxmvm3q46l3p/v1
Tags
  • Ex Vivo
  • Microscopy - optical
  • Mouse
  • Voltage Imaging
Team
Team Cragg
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

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