2015
Combining Membrane Potential Imaging with Other Optical Techniques
Jaafari N, Vogt KE, Saggau P, Leslie LM, Zecevic D, Canepari M. Combining Membrane Potential Imaging with Other Optical Techniques. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2015, 859: 103-125. PMID: 26238050, PMCID: PMC5675139, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17641-3_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane potential imagingOptical techniquesPotential imagingUncaging techniquesChannelrhodopsin stimulationVoltage-sensitive dyeVariety of applicationsSpatial mappingElectrical signalsImportant applicationsVoltageFluorescence intensityImagingParticular moleculeSignalsMembrane potential changesGateNovel investigationOptogeneticsMeasurementsIntensityTechniqueCurrent
2012
Voltage-sensitive dye recording from axons, dendrites and dendritic spines of individual neurons in brain slices.
Popovic M, Gao X, Zecevic D. Voltage-sensitive dye recording from axons, dendrites and dendritic spines of individual neurons in brain slices. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2012, e4261. PMID: 23222505, PMCID: PMC3565854, DOI: 10.3791/4261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser light sourceSub-micrometer resolutionLight sourceOptical recordingDetectable pharmacological effectsCurrent sensitivityVoltage-sensitive dyeSubthreshold eventsElectrical propertiesDetailed measurementsMultiple-site optical recordingVoltage-sensitive dye recordingFluorescence signalOptimal wavelengthsMembrane potential transientsElectrical signalsIndividual dendritic spinesExperimental evidenceWavelengthMeasurement oneMeasurementsBroadeningDye loadingPotential transientsBrightness