Versatile whole-organ/body staining and imaging based on electrolyte-gel properties of biological tissues

Tissue clearing has revolutionised histology, but limited penetration of antibodies and stains into thick tissue segments is still a bottleneck. Here, the authors characterise optically cleared tissue as an electrolyte gel and apply this knowledge to stain the entirety of thick tissue samples.

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Main Authors: Etsuo A. Susaki, Chika Shimizu, Akihiro Kuno, Kazuki Tainaka, Xiang Li, Kengo Nishi, Ken Morishima, Hiroaki Ono, Koji L. Ode, Yuki Saeki, Kazunari Miyamichi, Kaoru Isa, Chihiro Yokoyama, Hiroki Kitaura, Masako Ikemura, Tetsuo Ushiku, Yoshihiro Shimizu, Takashi Saito, Takaomi C. Saido, Masashi Fukayama, Hirotaka Onoe, Kazushige Touhara, Tadashi Isa, Akiyoshi Kakita, Mitsuhiro Shibayama, Hiroki R. Ueda
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fef62ea755aa42a98c3b75bb70274b5d
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