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Open-source Single-particle Analysis for Super-resolution Microscopy with VirusMapper
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2017
This manuscript uses the Fiji-based open-source software package VirusMapper to apply single-particle analysis to super-resolution microscopy images in order to generate precise models of nanoscale structure.
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Periodic Classification of the Elements
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2020
The periodic table arranges atoms based on increasing atomic number so that elements with the same chemical properties recur periodically. When their electron configurations are added to the table, a periodic recurrence of similar electron configurations in the outer shells of these elements is observed. Because they are in the outer shells of an atom, valence electrons play the most important role in chemical reactions. The outer electrons have the highest energy of the electrons in an atom...
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Classification of Elements and Compounds
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2020
Pure substances consist of only one type of matter. A pure substance can be an element or a compound. An element consists of only one type of atom, while a compound consists of two or more types of atoms held together by a chemical bond. Elements are classified as atomic or molecular based on the nature of their basic units. Compounds are pure substances composed of two or more elements in fixed, definite proportions. Compounds are classified as ionic or molecular (covalent) based on the bonds...
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Imaging Cleared Embryonic and Postnatal Hearts at Single-cell Resolution
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2016
We describe a protocol to volumetrically image fluorescent protein labeled cells deep inside intact embryonic and postnatal hearts. Utilizing tissue-clearing methods in combination with whole mount staining, single fluorescent protein-labeled cells inside an embryonic or postnatal heart can be imaged clearly and accurately.
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Optical Recording of Suprathreshold Neural Activity with Single-cell and Single-spike Resolution
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2012
Understanding the function of the vertebrate central nervous system requires recordings from many neurons because cortical function arises on the level of populations of neurons. Here we describe an optical method to record suprathreshold neural activity with single-cell and single-spike resolution, dithered random-access scanning. This method records somatic fluorescence calcium signals from up to 100 neurons with high temporal resolution. A maximum-likelihood algorithm deconvolves the...
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The method distinguishes elements through their characteristic energy, wavelength, or mass-to-charge response. An analytical signal is therefore assigned to a particular element rather than treated as a general chemical measurement. This separation allows researchers to determine elemental composition more precisely, even when several elements are present together in the same cellular, tissue, or tumor environment.
Separating individual elemental signals prevents information about one element from being obscured by surrounding elements. That distinction is important for examining how particular metals or other elements are distributed, rather than interpreting the sample only as a combined elemental mixture. Researchers can consequently relate specific elemental patterns to cellular structure, tumor regions, or disease-associated processes.
Element identification can rely on a characteristic energy, wavelength, or mass-to-charge response. These properties provide different analytical signatures for distinguishing one element from another. Selecting and interpreting the relevant signal enables researchers to connect an element with its location in cells, tissues, or tumors, supporting more precise studies of elemental composition and biological organization.
A study first examines the sample for element-specific signals, separates those signals according to their characteristic response, and then maps the resulting elemental distributions within cells, tissues, or tumors. Researchers can compare those maps with cellular structure or tumor context. This workflow converts elemental measurements into spatial information relevant to cancer biology and treatment research.
Element-specific mapping allows researchers to examine where metals occur and how their distributions relate to cells, tissues, or tumor regions. Those spatial patterns provide information about metal homeostasis, meaning the organization and handling of metals within a biological system. In cancer research, this can help connect elemental localization with disease processes and the tumor microenvironment.
The technique can track elemental signals associated with therapeutic compounds or contrast agents and show where those elements occur in a cancer-related sample. Such localization helps researchers evaluate the relationship between a compound or agent and surrounding cellular or tumor structure. The resulting information can contribute to assessment of treatment strategies and diagnostic approaches.
Element-specific maps can be linked with cellular structure and disease processes to identify meaningful spatial relationships. Researchers may use these relationships to investigate tumor microenvironments, metal homeostasis, therapeutic compounds, or contrast agents. The broader outcome is a more precise connection between elemental distribution and cancer biology, supporting evaluation of diagnostic and treatment strategies.