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Three-dimensional Imaging and Analysis of Mitochondria within Human Intraepidermal Nerve Fibers
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Three-dimensional Imaging and Analysis of Mitochondria within Human Intraepidermal Nerve Fibers
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10:31 min

September 29, 2017

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:02Fluorescence Immunohistochemistry: Day 1
  • 02:27Fluorescence Immunohistochemistry: Day 2
  • 03:21Fluorescence Immunohistochemistry: Day 3
  • 04:22Confocal Imaging
  • 06:00Image Processing
  • 07:03Isolation of Nerve-specific Mitochondrial Signal
  • 08:41Results: Analysis of Mitochondria within Human Intraepidermal Nerve Fibers
  • 09:39Conclusion

Summary

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This protocol uses three-dimensional (3D) imaging and analysis techniques to visualize and quantify nerve-specific mitochondria. The techniques are applicable to other situations where one fluorescent signal is used to isolate a subset of data from another fluorescent signal.

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