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A Method for 2-Photon Imaging of Blood Flow in the Neocortex through a Cranial Window
 

A Method for 2-Photon Imaging of Blood Flow in the Neocortex through a Cranial Window

Article doi: 10.3791/678
February 25th, 2008 •
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1Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles

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February 25th, 2008

Cortical blood flow dynamics can be studied in vivo by imaging fluorescent dextran dyes injected into the tail vein of rodents with 2-photon microscopy. This video shows how to image blood flow dynamics in neocortex of mice through a glass-covered cranial window preparation.

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