Ultrastructural Analyses of Microglial Interactions with Synapses

Immunohistochemical electron microscopy (EM) allows the identification of microglial cell bodies and processes, which are otherwise difficult to recognize based on their ultrastructural features. The technique has been essential in defining, at high spatial resolution, microglial interactions with neurons and synapses, thus providing, among other discoveries, important insights into their roles in synaptic pruning and stripping. In this protocol, we describe the preparation of mouse brain tissue for EM, the immunocytochemical staining against ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1, the imaging of microglial cell bodies and processes, and the analysis of microglial relationships with the synaptic neuropil.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2034

Enthalten in:

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 2034(2019) vom: 07., Seite 83-95

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tremblay, Marie-Ève [VerfasserIn]
Majewska, Ania K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain
Electron Microscopy
Imaging
Immunohistochemistry
Journal Article
Microglia
Mouse
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Synapses
Ultrastructural Analysis

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Date Completed 01.04.2020

Date Revised 09.11.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-1-4939-9658-2_7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM300033826