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. 2009:3357–3555. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_18

Respiratory Network Analysis, Functional Imaging. Figure 4.

Respiratory Network Analysis, Functional Imaging. Figure 4

Targeted recording from acutely fluorescence-tagged preBötC neurons. (a, b) tetramethylrhodamine conjugated to substance P (TMR-SP) labeling in preBötC neurons with different phenotypic properties. Infrared differential interference contrast (IR-DIC) and epifluorescence images are shown in left columns, with corresponding intracellular traces to the right. (a) TMR-SP early inspiratory neuron with silent interburst intervals. (b) TMR-SP+ early inspiratory neuron with tonic low-frequency spiking properties. Scale bar (25 µm) applies to all images in (a, b). (c, e) simultaneous measurements of inspiratory activity and TMR-SP labeling in preBötC neurons. (a) fluo-4 image shows a peak acquisition of Ca2+ labeling; TMR-SP image shows TMR-SP+ cells in the same region. Scale bar: 50 µm. (d) changes in fluorescence intensity from regions of interest (ROIs) indicated by numerals in (c), plotted with synchronized XII activity (reproduced from [6] with permission).