Overview
- Captures the most current methods in precise and non-invasive exploration of neural function via light
- Features extensive sections on natural photosensitive proteins, caged neurotransmitters, and small molecule photoswitches
- Includes expert implementation advice crucial for getting optimal results in the lab
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Neuromethods (NM, volume 55)
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Table of contents (14 protocols)
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Photoreactive Small Molecules for Affecting Biological Function
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Imparting Light Sensitivity on Cells Using Photosensitive Proteins
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Molecular Photoswitch Conjugates to Remotely Affect Activity
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About this book
The development of new photochemical tools, some synthesized by chemists and some provided by nature, is rapidly changing the way neurobiological research is performed in the modern laboratory. In Photosensitive Molecules for Controlling Biological Function, expert researchers in the field examine the most cutting-edge tools currently available. Divided into three sections, this detailed compendium features techniques involving natural photosensitive proteins, caged neurotransmitters, and small molecule photoswitches that bestow light sensitivity on ion channels and receptors. Written for the Neuromethods series, this volume features the type of meticulous description and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results in the lab.
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Authoritative and practical, Photosensitive Molecules for Controlling Biological Function provides an unbiased comparison of the various photochemical tools currently available for controlling neuronal activity in order to aid scientists in the vital goal of choosing the right tools for the right job.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Photosensitive Molecules for Controlling Biological Function
Editors: James J. Chambers, Richard H. Kramer
Series Title: Neuromethods
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-031-7
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-030-0Published: 03 March 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5728-6Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61779-031-7Published: 02 March 2011
Series ISSN: 0893-2336
Series E-ISSN: 1940-6045
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 297
Topics: Neurosciences, Neurobiology, Neurochemistry