The Olympus–Current Biology photomicrography competition
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No, it’s not a painting by Jackson Pollock but the winning entry in the Olympus–Current Biology photomicrography competition. This image of neurons from the rat cerebral cortex was produced by Ger Ramakers, at the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam, using cultured 23-day fetal rat cerebral cortex. The image shows GABA-containing neurons (green) and an aspartate-containing neuron (red), dotted with synaptophysin-containing presynaptic terminals (blue). The neurons were fixed after two days in culture and stained using conventional indirect immunofluorescent methods. The image was taken using a Zeiss plan-apochromat 63× objective. Dr Ramakers will receive an Olympus Camedia C1400L digital camera. The runners up in the competition will appear in this column in forthcoming issues. Biology in pictures
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999