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Yangyang Xu1, Peng Li1, Mengqi Wang1
1Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Guoxue Street 37, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Abstract:
Three-dimensional (3D) high-resolution imaging can help us better understand the brain, and CUBIC is a powerful technique to render the brain transparent, thus benefiting 3D imaging. In this study, we combined CUBIC with immunofluorescence staining (IFS) and successfully acquired 3D high-resolution images of cerebral vessels, astrocytes, dopaminergic neurons and pericytes, providing us abundant information about the change in spatial frequency content for cellular scale features. Additionally, we found that a longer duration of antibody incubation produced deeper staining. Our study indicates the broad application prospects of IFS-based CUBIC for studying specific cerebral structures and diseases related to alterations of these structures.
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