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ArticleNature methods2023

Miniature three-photon microscopy maximized for scattered fluorescence collection.

Chunzhu Zhao, Shiyuan Chen, Lifeng Zhang, Dong Zhang, Runlong Wu, Yanhui Hu, Fengqingyang Zeng, Yijun Li, Dakun Wu, Fei Yu and 5 more

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Article in Nature methods, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Chunzhu Zhao *National Biomedical Imaging Center, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China. czzhao@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9747-8243
Shiyuan Chen *National Biomedical Imaging Center, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Lifeng Zhang *Research Unit of Mitochondria in Brain Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, PKU-Nanjing Institute of Translational Medicine, Nanjing Raygen Health, Nanjing, China.
Dong ZhangAcademy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Study, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Runlong WuNational Biomedical Imaging Center, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yanhui HuBeijing Transcend Vivoscope Biotech, Beijing, China.
Fengqingyang ZengCollege of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yijun LiBeijing Transcend Vivoscope Biotech, Beijing, China.
Dakun WuHangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Fei YuHangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Yunfeng ZhangSchool of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jue ZhangAcademy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Study, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Liangyi ChenNational Biomedical Imaging Center, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Aimin WangSchool of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China. wangaimin@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5484-9494
Heping ChengNational Biomedical Imaging Center, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China. chengp@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9604-6702
Peking University · CNTranscend Vivoscope (China) · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNKing University · USUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In deep-tissue multiphoton microscopy, diffusion and scattering of fluorescent photons, rather than ballistic emanation from the focal point, have been a confounding factor. Here we report on a 2.17-g miniature three-photon microscope (m3PM) with a configuration that maximizes fluorescence collection when imaging in highly scattering regimes. We demonstrate its capability by imaging calcium activity throughout the entire cortex and dorsal hippocampal CA1, up to 1.2 mm depth, at a safe laser power. It also enables the detection of sensorimotor behavior-correlated activities of layer 6 neurons in the posterior parietal cortex in freely moving mice during single-pellet reaching tasks. Thus, m3PM-empowered imaging allows the study of neural mechanisms in deep cortex and subcortical structures, like the dorsal hippocampus and dorsal striatum, in freely behaving animals.

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HippocampusMicroscopy, Fluorescence, MultiphotonAnimalsCerebral CortexColoring AgentsMicePhotonsColoring Agents

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