Frontiers in Neuroscience (May 2023)

Shortwave infrared fluorescence imaging of peripheral organs in awake and freely moving mice

  • Bernardo A. Arús,
  • Bernardo A. Arús,
  • Bernardo A. Arús,
  • Bernardo A. Arús,
  • Bernardo A. Arús,
  • Emily D. Cosco,
  • Emily D. Cosco,
  • Joycelyn Yiu,
  • Ilaria Balba,
  • Thomas S. Bischof,
  • Thomas S. Bischof,
  • Thomas S. Bischof,
  • Thomas S. Bischof,
  • Thomas S. Bischof,
  • Ellen M. Sletten,
  • Oliver T. Bruns,
  • Oliver T. Bruns,
  • Oliver T. Bruns,
  • Oliver T. Bruns,
  • Oliver T. Bruns

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1135494
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17

Abstract

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Extracting biological information from awake and unrestrained mice is imperative to in vivo basic and pre-clinical research. Accordingly, imaging methods which preclude invasiveness, anesthesia, and/or physical restraint enable more physiologically relevant biological data extraction by eliminating these extrinsic confounders. In this article, we discuss the recent development of shortwave infrared (SWIR) fluorescent imaging to visualize peripheral organs in freely-behaving mice, as well as propose potential applications of this imaging modality in the neurosciences.

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