In-Vivo Glutamate Imaging (VIDEO)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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SLAP microscopy allows scientists to watch the activity of hundreds of synapses at a time in the brains of living animals. Here, red bursts mark synapses of a mouse neuron being excited by the neurotransmitter glutamate.

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Podgorski Lab

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