| Literature DB >> 21642966 |
Derron Bishop1, Ivana Nikić, Mary Brinkoetter, Sharmon Knecht, Stephanie Potz, Martin Kerschensteiner, Thomas Misgeld.
Abstract
The correlation of light and electron microscopy of complex tissues remains a major challenge. Here we report near-infrared branding (NIRB), which facilitates such correlation by using a pulsed, near-infrared laser to create defined fiducial marks in three dimensions in fixed tissue. As these marks are fluorescent and can be photo-oxidized to generate electron contrast, they can guide re-identification of previously imaged structures as small as dendritic spines by electron microscopy.Mesh:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21642966 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1622
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Methods ISSN: 1548-7091 Impact factor: 28.547