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Das Wissensportal von Leica Microsystems bietet Ihnen Wissens- und Lehrmaterial zu den Themen der Mikroskopie. Die Inhalte sind so konzipiert, dass sie Einsteiger, erfahrene Praktiker und Wissenschaftler gleichermaßen bei ihrem alltäglichen Vorgehen und Experimenten unterstützen. Entdecken Sie interaktive Tutorials und Anwendungsberichte, erfahren Sie mehr über die Grundlagen der Mikroskopie und High-End-Technologien - werden Sie Teil der Science Lab Community und teilen Sie Ihr Wissen!
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![Brain organoid section (DAPI) acquired using THUNDER Imager Live Cell. Image courtesy of Janina Kaspar and Irene Santisteban, Schäfer Lab, TUM. Brain organoid section (DAPI) acquired using THUNDER Imager Live Cell. Image courtesy of Janina Kaspar and Irene Santisteban, Schäfer Lab, TUM.](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/7/csm_Tilescan_of_brain_organoid_section_46d510ba4e.jpg)
Imaging Organoid Models to Investigate Brain Health
Imaging human brain organoid models to study the phenotypes of specialized brain cells called microglia, and the potential applications of these organoid models in health and disease.
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![Mouse cortical neurons. Transgenic GFP (green). Image courtesy of Prof. Hui Guo, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, China Mouse cortical neurons. Transgenic GFP (green). Image courtesy of Prof. Hui Guo, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, China](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_THUNDER_Imager_Mouse_cortical_neuron_9d4054774d.jpg)
How Microscopy Helps the Study of Mechanoceptive and Synaptic Pathways
In this podcast, Dr Langenhan explains how microscopy helps his team to study mechanoceptive and synaptic pathways, their challenges, and how they overcome them.
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![Raw widefield and THUNDER image of calcium transients in Drosophila embryos. Courtesy A. Carreira-Rosario, Clandinin laboratory, California, USA. Raw widefield and THUNDER image of calcium transients in Drosophila embryos. Courtesy A. Carreira-Rosario, Clandinin laboratory, California, USA.](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/6/csm_Calcium_transients_in_Drosophila_embryos_teaser_fcd31bd78f.jpg)
Central Nervous System (CNS) Development and Activity in Organisms
This article shows how studying central nervous system (CNS) development in Drosophila-melanogaster embryos expressing a GCaMP calcium indicator in the neurons can be improved with a THUNDER Imager.
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Going Beyond Deconvolution
Widefield fluorescence microscopy is often used to visualize structures in life science specimens and obtain useful information. With the use of fluorescent proteins or dyes, discrete specimen…
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![Mouse whole-mount retina. Image courtesy of the Experimental Ophthalmology Group, University of Murcia, Spain. Mouse whole-mount retina. Image courtesy of the Experimental Ophthalmology Group, University of Murcia, Spain.](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/a/csm_Mouse_whole-mount_retina_Thundered_abe5e38481.jpg)
Fast, High Acuity Imaging and AI-assisted Analysis
The use of state-of-the-art AI systems is pushing image analysis into a new generation. Challenges like the conflict between imaging power and sample integrity are being overcome with THUNDER’s…
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![3D reconstruction of an isolated human islet 3D reconstruction of an isolated human islet](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/1/csm_THUNDER-Imager-3D-Cell-Culture_isolated-human-islet_6bcb590f44.jpg)
Create New Options for Live Cell Imaging
The use of state-of-the-art AI systems is pushing image analysis into a new generation. Challenges like the conflict between imaging power and sample integrity are being overcome with THUNDER’s…
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![Blood vessels imaged with THUNDER & Aivia Left-hand image: The distribution of immune cells (white) and blood vessels (pink) in white adipose tissue (image captured using the THUNDER Imager 3D Cell Culture). Right-hand image: The same image after automated analysis using Aivia, with each immune cell color-coded based on its distance to the nearest blood vessel. Image courtesy of Dr. Selina Keppler, Munich, Germany.](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/a/csm_Fat_tissue_THUNDER_THUNDER-Aivia_teaser_e142629a8c.jpg)
Accurately Analyze Fluorescent Widefield Images
The specificity of fluorescence microscopy allows researchers to accurately observe and analyze biological processes and structures quickly and easily, even when using thick or large samples. However,…
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Optimizing THUNDER Platform for High-Content Slide Scanning
With rising demand for full-tissue imaging and the need for FL signal quantitation in diverse biological specimens, the limits on HC imaging technology are tested, while user trainability and…
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![C. elegans Gonades C. elegans Gonades - THUNDER Imager Adult hermaphrodit, Staining: blue - DAPI (Nucleus), green - SP56 (sperms), red - RME-2 (oocyte), mangenta - PGL-1 (RNA + protein granules) Image courtesy of Prof. Dr. Christian Eckmann, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany](/fileadmin/academy/2019/Image_Gallery__THUNDER_Imager/THUNDER-Imager_C-elegans_Gonades_Physiology_3600.jpg)
Physiology Image Gallery
Physiology is about the processes and functions within a living organism. Research in physiology focuses on the activities and functions of an organism’s organs, tissues, or cells, including the…