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ArticleScientific reports2025

Investigation on morphological and molecular fingerprints of penguin brain using label-free optical imaging and spectroscopic techniques.

Sunil Bhatt, Ashwani Kumar Verma, Prabir G Dastidar, Punit Kumar, Pramila Thapa, Tony George Jacob, Tara Sankar Roy, Soumya Iyengar, Senthil Kumaran, Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia and 1 more

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Sunil Bhatt *Bio-Photonics and Green-Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India. sunilbhatt.619@gmail.com.
Ashwani Kumar Verma *Bio-Photonics and Green-Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
Prabir G DastidarPolar Sciences Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi, 110003, India. prabirgd11@gmail.com.
Punit KumarDepartment of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, India.
Pramila ThapaBio-Photonics and Green-Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
Tony George JacobDepartment of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, India.
Tara Sankar RoyDepartment of Anatomy, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
Soumya IyengarNational Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India.
Senthil KumaranDepartment of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, India.
Balpreet Singh AhluwaliaDepartment of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. balpreet.singh.ahluwalia@uit.no.
Dalip Singh MehtaBio-Photonics and Green-Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India. mehtads@physics.iitd.ac.in.

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Abstract

The morphology and molecular study of the penguin brain are crucial to define its survival in the extreme conditions of Antarctica. The present study focusses on extracting different optical parameters of the penguin brain using label-free optical imaging and spectroscopic techniques. In label-free optical imaging, we have used quantitative phase imaging, which provides morphological information about the neurons in brain tissue, giving the quantitative phase value of 5 to 20 radians corresponding to the 8 µm tissue section. In label-free spectroscopic techniques, we have used autofluorescence and Raman spectroscopy. Autofluorescence spectroscopy provides molecular information about nicotinamide dinucleotide, flavins, lipofuscins, and porphyrins in the brain's spectral range of 420 nm to 700 nm. Raman spectroscopy provides multiple peaks associated with different molecules in the brain; among them, few signals are observed at approximately 1305 cm

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BrainOptical ImagingSpheniscidaeAnimalsSpectrum Analysis, RamanAutofluorescence spectroscopyLabel-free imagingPenguin brainQuantitative phase imagingRaman spectroscopy

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