2010
Thinned-skull cranial window technique for long-term imaging of the cortex in live mice
Yang G, Pan F, Parkhurst CN, Grutzendler J, Gan WB. Thinned-skull cranial window technique for long-term imaging of the cortex in live mice. Nature Protocols 2010, 5: 201-208. PMID: 20134419, PMCID: PMC4690457, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-photon laser scanning microscopyHigh optical resolutionThinned-skull cranial windowImportant experimental toolOptical resolutionLiving brainCranial window techniqueLive miceLong-term imagingCranial windowExperimental toolInvasive approachAvoids exposureFunctional changesCortical structuresLongitudinal imagingPathological conditionsCortexBrainLaser scanning microscopyScanning microscopyMiceImagingMicroscopyResolution
2009
Ballistic delivery of dyes for structural and functional studies of the nervous system.
Gan WB, Grutzendler J, Wong RO, Lichtman JW. Ballistic delivery of dyes for structural and functional studies of the nervous system. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2009, 2009: pdb.prot5202. PMID: 20147144, PMCID: PMC2916724, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot5202.Peer-Reviewed Original Research