Chapter title |
Second Harmonic Imaging of Membrane Potential
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Chapter number | 19 |
Book title |
Membrane Potential Imaging in the Nervous System and Heart
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-17641-3_19 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-917640-6, 978-3-31-917641-3
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Authors |
Leslie M. Loew, Aaron Lewis, Loew, Leslie M., Lewis, Aaron |
Abstract |
The non-linear optical effect known as second harmonic generation (SHG) has been recognized since the earliest days of the laser. But it has only been in the last 20 years that it has begun to emerge as a viable microscope imaging contrast mechanism for visualization of cell and tissue structure and function. This is because only small modifications are required to equip a standard laser scanning 2-photon microscope for second harmonic imaging microscopy (SHIM). SHG signals from certain membrane-bound dyes are highly sensitive to membrane potential, indicating that SHIM may become a valuable probe of cell physiology. However, for the current generation of dyes and microscopes, the small signal size limits the number of photons that can be collected during the course of a fast action potential. Better dyes and optimized microscope optics could ultimately lead to the ability to image neuronal electrical activity with SHIM. |
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