Kidney Organogenesis pp 185-199 | Cite as
Optical Projection Tomography Imaging to Study Kidney Organogenesis
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Abstract
Optical projection tomography (OPT) is a 3D imaging technology. The 3D tomographic reconstruction permits precise analysis and quantification of various structures in developing embryonic tissues and adult organs of small rodents or biopsies. OPT enables detailed and accurate studies of kidney organogenesis, namely, ureteric tree branching morphogenesis and nephron quantification.
Key words
Optical projection tomography Phenotyping 3D imaging Branching morphology Nephron quantification Whole-mount immunostaining Whole-mount in situ hybridizationReferences
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