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ArticleScientific reports2019

A Clearing Technique to Enhance Endogenous Fluorophores in Skin and Soft Tissue.

Deshka S Foster, Alan T Nguyen, Malini Chinta, Ankit Salhotra, R Ellen Jones, Shamik Mascharak, Ashley L Titan, R Chase Ransom, Oscar L da Silva, Eliza Foley and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Deshka S FosterHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Alan T NguyenHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Malini ChintaHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Ankit SalhotraHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
R Ellen JonesHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0588-9609
Shamik MascharakHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Ashley L TitanHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
R Chase RansomHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6696-1793
Oscar L da SilvaHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Eliza FoleyHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Emma BrigerHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Michael T LongakerHagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. longaker@stanford.edu.
Stanford University · USStanford Medicine · US

Funding

Fibroblast lineage mechanisms of scarless skin healingR01GM116892 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LONGAKER, MICHAEL T, LORENZ, HERMANN PETER · 2017 to 2020
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM116892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorescent proteins are used extensively in transgenic animal models to label and study specific cell and tissue types. Expression of these proteins can be imaged and analyzed using fluorescent and confocal microscopy. Conventional confocal microscopes cannot penetrate through tissue more than 4-6 μm thick. Tissue clearing procedures overcome this challenge by rendering thick specimens into translucent tissue. However, most tissue clearing techniques do not satisfactorily preserve expression of endogenous fluorophores. Using simple adjustments to the BABB (Benzoic Acid Benzyl Benzoate) clearing methodology, preservation of fluorophore expression can be maintained. Modified BABB tissue clearing is a reliable technique to clear skin and soft tissue specimens for the study of dermal biology, wound healing and fibrotic pathologies.

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Imaging, Three-DimensionalSkinAnimalsBenzoatesFluorescent DyesMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalBenzoatesbenzyl benzoateFluorescent Dyes

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PMID31673001
PMCPMC6823366
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