Figure 4.
Blocking mechanosensitive ion channels affects PA stimulation of cortical neurons. a‐f. Calcium traces of neurons treated with blockers (Ruthenium Red: pink, n = 25. Cytochalasin D: red, n = 14. GsMTx4: blue, n = 45. Suramin: purple, n = 11. TTA‐P2: orange, n = 27. Gadolinum: green, n = 31. Control: Black, n = 33.) upon FE photoacoustic stimulation. Shaded areas: SD. Laser condition: 1030 nm, 24 µJ/pulse, 3 ms, 1.7 kHz. g) Statistics of the max ΔF/F0 under varied treatments. t‐test n.s. not significant. **** p < 0.0001, *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01.