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Characterization of Neuromuscular Junctions in Mice by Combined Confocal and Super-Resolution Microscopy

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11:03 min

December 8th, 2021

DOI :

10.3791/63032-v

December 8th, 2021


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Neuromuscular Junctions

Chapters in this video

0:04

Introduction

1:17

Dissection of Muscles and Immunostaining

3:21

Image Acquisition

3:58

Image Analysis to Calculate Postsynaptic NMJ Endplate Volume, MIP Area, and Relative Tortuosity

5:05

Image Analysis to Quantify Presynaptic Neurofilament Accumulation and Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2 Staining

6:04

Calculating the Distance Between Acetylcholine Receptor (AChR) Stripes and Their Width

8:22

Results: Multi Parameter Postsynaptic NMJ Characterization, STED Imaging, and Morphometric Analysis of Presynaptic Axon Terminal Distribution

10:09

Conclusion

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