Multiplex translaminar imaging in the spinal cord of behaving mice

Fluorescence imaging of the spinal cord poses challenges, including depth of imaging. Here the authors describe a custom microscope and chronically implanted microprism that enables multicolor translaminar imaging of sensory and motor evoked activity in behaving mice, and show that spinal astrocytes...

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Main Authors: Pavel Shekhtmeyster, Erin M. Carey, Daniela Duarte, Alexander Ngo, Grace Gao, Nicholas A. Nelson, Charles L. Clark, Axel Nimmerjahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36959-2
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Summary:Fluorescence imaging of the spinal cord poses challenges, including depth of imaging. Here the authors describe a custom microscope and chronically implanted microprism that enables multicolor translaminar imaging of sensory and motor evoked activity in behaving mice, and show that spinal astrocytes show sensorimotor program-dependent calcium excitation.
ISSN:2041-1723