Published August 2015
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Ultrafast laser surgery of dendrites
- 1. Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (Australia)
- 2. Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (Australia)
Description
We use an ultrafast laser to cut dendritic trees of mammalian neurons in the cortex. We show that the cut seals and normal transmembrane ion exchange is restored after ~5 minutes. Subsequently the neurons are functional and able to fire action potentials. (author)
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- ISBN
- 978 0 64694 286 5
- Imprint Title
- International Conference on Laser Ablation 2015. Program Handbook
- Imprint Pagination
- 344 p.
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- Report number
- INIS-AU--0090
Conference
- Title
- 13. International Conference on Laser Ablation
- Acronym
- COLA 2015
- Dates
- 31 Aug - 4 Sep 2015
- Place
- Cairns, QLD (Australia)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Australia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Australia
- INIS RN
- 51102815
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOELECTRICITY; CUTTING; DENDRITES; MICROSCOPY; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; NERVE CELLS; SURGERY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMAL CELLS; CRYSTALS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MACHINING; MEDICINE; RADIATIONS; SOMATIC CELLS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Abstract only entered in this record, 5 refs., 1 fig.