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Description

Multiphoton image of microglia (GFP, green) and cerebral blood vessels (Texas-red dextran, red) in living, anesthetized transgenic mouse. Microglia are glial cells that are the resident macrophages. Honorable Mention, 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Mus musculus
Cell Type: microglial cell

Biological Context

Biological Process: microglial cell activation involved in immune response
Human Development Anatomy: cerebral blood vessel

Attribution

Names: Harris A. Gelbard; 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
Link: 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compe...
OTHER: University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Neural Development and Disease Rochester, NY, USA

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL42603
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil42603

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: two-photon laser scanning micrograph
Parameters Imaged: fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast: distribution of a specific protein; compartmentalization of stain or label
Visualization Methods: EGFP; TexasRed

Sample Preparation

Methods: living tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	1575px	——
Y	1596px	——