Cimaglia, Gloria, Bevan, Ryan J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2557-2887, Want, Andrew and Morgan, James E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8920-1065 2023. Gene gun DiOlistic labelling of retinal ganglion cells. Mead, B., ed. Retinal Ganglion Cells: Methods and Protocols, Vol. 2708. New York, NY: Springer, n/a. (10.1007/978-1-0716-3409-7_4) |
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3409-7_4
Abstract
Gene gun DiOlistic labelling enables the detailed visualization of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) dendritic structure. Since the level of labelling is independent of cellular health, it is useful for the characterization of neuronal structure in degenerating neurons where expressed reporters may be inadequate. The method uses compressed helium gas to fire tungsten or gold microparticles coated in carbocyanine dyes (DiD, DiI, DiO) into flat mounted retinas. Here we describe the methods to optimize labelling and ensure a high yield of adequately labelled cells, with a focus on retinal ganglion cells.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Date Type: | Published Online |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Optometry and Vision Sciences MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISBN: | 9781071634080 |
ISSN: | 1064-3745 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 17 October 2023 |
Date of Acceptance: | 10 August 2023 |
Last Modified: | 31 May 2024 21:22 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163230 |
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