An optical recording system based an a fast CCD sensor for biological imaging

Authors
Mammano, F Canepari, M Capello, G Ijaduola, RB Cunei, A Ying, L Fratnik, F Colavita, A
Citation
F. Mammano et al., An optical recording system based an a fast CCD sensor for biological imaging, CELL CALC, 25(2), 1999, pp. 115-123
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Cell & Developmental Biology
Journal title
CELL CALCIUM
ISSN journal
01434160 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
115 - 123
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-4160(199902)25:2<115:AORSBA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
This paper presents technical details, hardware and software of a complete imaging system which uses a fast CCD sensor and a 41 Msample/s A/D converte r to acquire full-frame 12 bit/pixel digitized images with a time resolutio n of 1.25 ms/image. This apparatus permits to resolve intracellular Ca2+ gr adients in individual cells as well as the spatio-temporal pattern of neura l activity of cell assemblies in neural tissue.