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Spectral Confocal Imaging of Fluorescently tagged Nicotinic Receptors in Knock-in Mice with Chronic Nicotine Administration
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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:45Intracardiac Perfusion and Brain Tissue Sectioning
- 03:15Imaging Fluorescent nAChRs using Spectral Confocal Microscopy
- 04:16Linear Unmixing of Spectral Confocal Images and Image Analysis
- 06:23Quantification and Localization of YFP-tagged alpha4 nAChRs in Mouse Brain using Spectral Confocal Microscopy
- 08:10Conclusion
We have developed a novel technique of quantifying nicotinic acetylcholine receptor changes within subcellular regions of specific subtypes of CNS neurons to better understand the mechanisms of nicotine addiction by using a combination of approaches including fluorescent protein tagging of the receptor using the knock-in approach and spectral confocal imaging.
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Spectral Confocal ImagingFluorescently Tagged Nicotinic ReceptorsKnock-in MiceChronic Nicotine AdministrationLigand-gated Ion ChannelsCentral Nervous System (CNS)Addiction To NicotineIon Channel DistributionChronic Nicotine ExposureNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (nAChRs)Glutamatergic GluN1GluA1 ChannelsSensitization To Addictive DrugsMap And Quantify DistributionExpression PatternsSpecific Ion ChannelsMechanisms Of AddictionBrain Region-specific EffectsRadioactive LigandsLow Spatial ResolutionLigand-gated Ion Channels In NeuronsGenetically Encoded Fluorescent Reporters
